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4899180573John Calvinformed Calvinism- believed in predestination0
4899180574Predestinationdoctrine of John Calvin that adhered to the idea that each person's fate is predetermined by god1
4899180575Visible Saintspeople who had seen their conversion and lived lives of holy behavior2
4899180576PuritansEnglish religious reformers who wanted to break all ties with Rome and follow Calvinism3
4899180577SeparatistsPuritans who only wanted visible saints in the Churches and wanted to leave the Church4
4899180578Mayflowerboat the Separatists used to go to New England5
4899180579Captain Miles Standishsoldier who turned out to be a good Indian fighter and negotiator6
4899180580Mayflower CompactPrecedent to further constitutions- establishment of self-government7
4899180581William Bradfordgovernor of Plymouth- worried about non-Puritan settlers8
4899180582Massachusetts Bay Colonycolony formed by the Puritans to get away from attacks from conservatives in England9
4899180583Great Migration1630s- 70,000 refugees left England for New World10
4899180584John Winthrop1st governor of Massachusetts colony11
4899180585City Upon a Hillname of Massachusetts colony symbolizing how it will be a Puritan example that others will look up to12
4899180586John CottonPuritan- enforced the religious rules13
4899180587Blue Law Statenickname for Connecticut- had strict Puritan laws (no kissing in public)14
4899180588Michael Wigglesworthpoet who wrote a very detailed description of Puritan Hell15
4899180589Anne HutchinsonPuritan woman who challenged predestination- antinomianism16
4899180590Antinomianismcouldn't be saved by good actions, so the truly saved need not obey the laws of God or man17
4899180591Roger WilliamsExtreme separatist- condemned Bay colony for taking land from Indians- thought government should not regulate religious behavior18
4899180592Rogues Islandnickname for Rhode Island- founded by Roger Williams for outcasts- freedom of religion19
4899180593Thomas HookerReverend who led a group of Puritans west to Connecticut20
4899180594Fundamental Orders of Connecticutmodern constitution- established a more democratically controlled government- written by Connecticut River settlers21
4899180595SquantoWampanoag indian who learned English- helped keep peace w/ settlers22
4899180596Wampanoagsindian tribe that tried to be peaceful23
4899180597Massasoitwampanog chief who signed a treaty w/ the Pilgrims and celebrated Thanksgiving24
4899180598Pequot War1637- war between the colonists and the Pequot tribe- ended in destruction of the tribe and uneasy peace25
4899180599Metacom (King Philip)Indian who united the tribes and defeated 52 Puritan towns26
4899180600King Philip's War1676- united tribes and attacked Puritans- slowed Western expansion- killed Indians27
4899180601New England Confederation1643-1686- 4 colonies banded together- all Puritan- step toward American unity28
4899180602Dominion of New England1686- 1688- created in London- regulated trade (Navigation Acts) and increased defense against Indians in colonies29
4899180603Sir Edmund Androshead of new Dominion- open affiliation w/ Church of England, decreased the power of local authority- hated in the Puritan colonies30
4899180604Navigation Lawslaws that restricted American trade with other countries31
4899180605Glorious Revolutionevent in England that dethroned James II and throned William III- caused the collapse of the Dominion in the colonies32
4899180606Salutary Neglectperiod of time where the Navigation Laws were weakly enforced33
4899180607Henry HudsonEnglish explorer- employed by the Dutch to explore the New World- claimed Hudson Bay34
4899180608Dutch East and West India Companiescompanies controlled by the Dutch to explore35
4899180609New NetherlandsHudson river area36
4899180610New AmsterdamNew York City area- bought for a small amount- run for Dutch company- harsh rules37
4899180611Patroonshipsbig feudal estates granted to promoters who would settle 50 people on them38
4899180612Wall Streetderives name from wall built on Manhattan that protected them from Indians39
4899180613Peter Stuyvesantgeneral in New Netherland- fought the Swedish and was forced to surrender New Amerterdam40
4899180614Religious Society of Friendsofficial name for the Quakers41
4899180615William Pennfounded the Pennsylvania colony for the Quakers42
4899180616Tammanyindian chief who sold Pennsylvania to William Penn43

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