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APUSH Chapter 4 Vocabulary
APUSH Chapter 4 Vocabulary
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10th Grade
09/08/2010

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Roger Williams
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Puritan that began Rhode Island and Providence plantations for religious escape to America
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Henry VIII
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1st monarch of England to reform catholicism into the Church Of England
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Elizabeth I
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Monarch after Henry VIII that supported Church Of England
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James I
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Monarch after Elizabeth I that supported catholicism (protestans were jailed for beliefs)
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Charles I
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Monarch after James I that was Catholic. dissolved parliament and jailed protestants
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Pilgrims
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Puritans that escaped England for religious freedom (puritans). First went to Holland, then America (New England)
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William Bradford
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1st leader of Plymouth colony in Massachusetts
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John Winthrop
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1st leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (owned by joint stock company)
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John Calvin/Calvinism
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Founder of Calvinism. Believed in pre- destination.
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“visible saints”
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People that act saintly and go to church are thought of as living saints.
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Anne Hutchinson
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Excommunicated from Church for teaching her own interpretation of Puritanism
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Antinomianism
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Anne Hutchinson's followers
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Oliver Cromwell
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Another person that taught own interpretation of Puritanism and was excommunicated for heresy
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Quakers
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believed god spoke to people individually rather than through "the holy people" such as priests
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William Penn
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Owner of land known as Pennsylvania. only single house legislature
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James II
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Catholic Monarch of England that produced a Catholic hier causing tension that caused him to flee England during the Glorious Revolution
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Jacob Leisler
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American colonist, helped create Huguenot society and led Leisler's rebellion in New York.
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Puritanism
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Belief that Catholic church was completely corrupt and wanted to reform even more. Supported Church of England
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English Reformation
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England created a separate, reformed church from Catholocism and the Pope called the Church of England
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Act of Supremacy
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document used to describe the supremecy of civil laws of the English Church
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Church of England/Anglicanism
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Official Church of England that united all citizend under 1 Church and was reformed from Catholocism
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Separatism
Definition
Sect of Puritans that believed best reformation was achieved by escaping England
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Mayflower Compact
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Document stating rules of civilization, laws, etc. for Plymouth Colony
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Plymouth Colony
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Colony of separatists in Masachusetts that continued reformation in New England
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Royal charter
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A charter (journey via sailing ships) granted by the Monarch
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Massachusetts Bay Company
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Joint stock company sent to Massachusetts to colonize
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Predestination
Definition
Belief that god pre-determined who went to heaven
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General Court
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State legislature of Massachusetts
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Town meeting
Definition
Meetings concerning church and civil matters
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Town meeting
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Meetings concerning church and civil matters
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Covenants of grace/works
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Belief that promises eternal life for all people who are forgiven for sin by Christ
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Puritan Revolution
Definition
Pious civil war that caused Puritanism to dominate England
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Halfway Covenant
Definition
children and grand-children of church members could be baptized in church if promised to follow creed and covenant
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King Philips’ War
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Huge War between English colonists and Indians that caused colonists to lose a lot of land and authority in America
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Glorious Revolution
Definition
Battle that led to the overthrow of King James II
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Dominion of New England
Definition
Dominion used to enforce the Navigation Acts in the English colonies
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