7571923294 | Calvinism | Reformed theology that emphasizes the rule of God over all things. Associated with John Calvin. | 0 | |
7571923295 | Predestination | Belief that God has determined which souls will preside in heaven and which will not, a decision than cannot be altered. | 1 | |
7571923296 | Puritans | Protestants seeking to reform the Church of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. | 2 | |
7571923297 | Separatists | Those who sought to break away from the Church of England. | 3 | |
7571923298 | Mayflower Compact | 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony. | 4 | |
7571923299 | Massachusetts Bay Colony | King Charles gave the Puritans a right to settle and govern a colony in the Massachusetts Bay area. | 5 | |
7571923300 | Great Migration | 70,000 refugees left England for the New World. | 6 | |
7571923301 | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | Is considered by some as the first written Constitution. A short document, but contains some principles that were later applied in creating the United States government. It states the powers of the government, and some limits within which that power is exercised. | 7 | |
7571923302 | King Phillip's War | A Native American uprising that attacked New England and New York in which helped lead to the formation of the Dominion of New England. | 8 | |
7571923303 | English Civil War | Featured religious disputes mixed with constitutional issues concerning the powers of the monarchy. | 9 | |
7571923304 | Dominion Of New England | The British government combined the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut into a single province headed by a royal governor (Andros). | 10 | |
7571923305 | Navigation Laws | Promoted English shipping and control colonial trade; made Americans ship all non-British items to England before going to America. | 11 | |
7571923306 | Glorious Revolution | Following the English Civil War, this event involve the British Parliament once again overthrowing their monarch in 1688-1689. James II was expelled and William and Mary were made king and queen. Marks the point at which Parliament made the monarchy powerless, gave themselves all the power, and wrote a bill of Rights. | 12 | |
7571923307 | Salutary Neglect | An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies. | 13 | |
7571923308 | Blue Laws | Laws designed to restrict personal behavior. | 14 | |
7571923309 | Martin Luther | A German theological reformer who denied papal power, and claimed the only sacraments were baptism and communion. | 15 | |
7571923310 | William Bradford | Governor of the Plymouth colony. He helped the colony survive droughts, crop failures, and Indian attacks. | 16 | |
7571923311 | John Winthrop | Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. | 17 | |
7571923312 | Anne Hutchinson | A Puritan woman who disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony. | 18 | |
7571923313 | Roger Williams | He left the Massachusetts colony and purchased the land from a neighboring Indian tribe to found the colony of Rhode Island. Rhode Island was the only colony at that time to offer complete religious freedom. | 19 | |
7571923314 | Sir Edmund Andros | Governor of the Dominion of New England. | 20 | |
7571923315 | Henry Hudson | Explorer for the Dutch. He claimed the Hudson River around present day New York and called it New Netherland. | 21 | |
7571923316 | Peter Stuyvesant | Dutch leader known as "Father Wooden Leg". Lost the New Netherlands to the English. | 22 | |
7571923317 | James the Duke Of York | Brother of Charles II, namesake of New York. | 23 | |
7571923318 | William Penn | A devout Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania. | 24 | |
8502949926 | Predestination | 宿命论 The belief that God has decided everything that will happen and that people cannot change this. | 25 | |
8502950289 | Preside | 主持 To be in charge of a formal event, organization, ceremony. | 26 | |
8502949927 | Puritans | 禁欲者 A person with censorious moral beliefs, especially about pleasure and sex. | 27 | |
8502951008 | Separatists | 分离主义者 A person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender. | 28 | |
8502951217 | Refugee | 难民 Someone who has been forced to leave their country, especially during a war, or for political or religious reasons. | 29 | |
8502952018 | Migration | 移居 Go to live in another area or country, especially in order to find work. | 30 | |
8502952214 | Reformer | 改革者 Someone who works to improve a social or political system. | 31 | |
8502952270 | Puritanism | 清教 The beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans. | 32 | |
8502952363 | Doctrines | 信条,教义 A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group: the doctrine of predestination. | 33 | |
8502953313 | Purification | 净化,涤罪 The act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities. | 34 | |
8502953363 | Harass | 使困扰,使烦恼 To make someone's life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them. | 35 | |
8502953443 | Pilgrims | 朝圣者,旅行者 A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons. | 36 | |
8502953538 | Commonwealth | 联邦;共和国;国民整体 An independent country or community, especially a democratic republic. | 37 | |
8502953615 | Covenant | 契约,盟约;圣约 A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action. | 38 | |
8502954164 | Franchise | 特权,公民权 The legal right to vote in your country's elections | 39 | |
8502955447 | Clergy | 神职人员;牧师;僧侣 The official leaders of religious activities in organized religions, such as priests, rabbis , and mullahs. | 40 | |
8502955554 | Oaths | 宣言 A formal and very serious promise | 41 | |
8502955848 | Neglect | 疏忽 To fail to look after someone or something properly. | 42 | |
8502955951 | Dissenter | 反对者 A person or organization that disagrees with an official decision or accepted opinion. | 43 | |
8502956010 | Strife | 冲突,不和 Trouble between two or more people or groups. | 44 | |
8502956999 | Shrewd | 精明的,狡猾的 Be good at judging what people or situations are really like. | 45 |
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