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Chapter 4 Terms
AP US History terms for chapter 4 of The American Promise
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09/07/2010

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Roger Williams
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lived in Massachusetts in 1631, radical Puritan minister
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Henry VIII
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initiated English Reformation and broke from the Catholic Church
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Elizabeth I
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reaffirmed English Reformation and moved church between extremes of Catholicism and Puritanism
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James I
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moved Church of England away from Puritanism
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Charles I
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James I's son, moved in same direction (away from Puritanism), dissolved Parliament in 1629
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Pilgrims
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Puritan immigrants, Separatists who wanted to completely withdraw from the Church of England
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William Bradford
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elected as first governor of Plymouth
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John Winthrop
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elected as leader of Massachusetts Bay Company's Puritan settlement, wanted to reform Church of England, "city on a hill"
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John Calvin/ Calvinism
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Puritan belief in predestination, "visible sainthood" that shows, if you act perfectly, that you're destined to be one of predetermined chosen
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"visible saints"
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belief that those who act righteously and perfectly are destined to be saints with God in heaven as chosen few
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Anne Hutchinson
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devout Puritan woman turned preacher twice a week with 60-80 followers, tried for heresy (of prophecy) and banished/excommunicated, murdered by Indians
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Antinomianism
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belief that Christians could be saved by faith alone and did not need to act in accordance with God's law as set forth in the BIble and as interpreted by the colony's leaders, tried to persecute Anne Hutchinson with this
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Oliver Cromwell
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Puritan who lead Parliamentary forces against King Charles I and executed him, thus making England a Puritan Republic in 1649
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Quakers
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in 1656, began to arrive in Massachusetts but persecuted by Puritans because many of their beliefs were directly at odds with orthodox Puritanism
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William Penn
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prominent English Quaker who founded Pennsylvania, meaning for it to be Quaker stronghold, but it worked about as much as being Puritan stronghold worked for Massachusetts
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James II
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succeeded Charles II, zealous Catholic, overthrown by Protestant daughter
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Jacob Leisler
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rebel leader who overtook royal New York government in 1689, later executed for treason
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Puritanism
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sect of Protestantism, wanted to purify Church of England, believed in predestination
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English Reformation
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England left the Catholic Church, became Protestant in name but not practice at first
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Act of Supremacy
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outlawed Catholic Church and proclaimed king the only supreme head on earth of the Church of England in 1534
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Church of England/Anglican
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early Church of England was Catholic in policy but Protestant in name
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Separatism
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Puritans who gave up trying to reform Church of England and wanted to break completely from it
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Mayflower Compact
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made immediately upon arrival in Plymouth by Pilgrims because they (purposely) landed in the wrong place
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Plymouth Colony
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Massachusetts, started by Separatists, not many immigrated there
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royal charter
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necessary to colonize land in America, didn't have royal rulers (elected their own)
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Massachusetts Bay Company
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started Boston colony, Puritan but not Separatist, governor John Winthrop, started in 1630
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predestination
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Puritan belief that God has already determined who will live in heaven as saints, Calvinism
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General Court
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company's stockholders made laws to govern
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town meeting
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meeting of inhabitants (belonged to church) to talk about various town issues
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covenants of grace/works
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Cotton's (minister) sermons saying that many fellow ministers were acting like Arminians, believing that they could change God's views through their actions
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Puritan Revolution
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1642, civil war in England where Puritans won and held power briefly, stopped immigration to Massachusetts
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Halfway Covenant
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children of saints who didn't get confirmed into the church couldn't vote but their children could be baptized
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King Philip's War
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war against Indians, colonists eventually emerged victorious though having large war debts, resulted in investigation into colonies' governments by royals
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Glorious Revolution
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1688, reasserted Protestant power in England and emboldened rebellions against new royal governments in colonies
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Dominion of New England
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royals incorporated northern colonies into Dominion ruled by Sir Andros
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