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Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700 Flashcards

Aboukhadijeh, Feross. "Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700" StudyNotes.org. StudyNotes, Inc., 17 Nov. 2012. Web. 12 Sep. 2013. .

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907201416predestinationThe Calvinist doctrine that God has foreordained some people to be saved and some to be damned1
907201417electIn Calvinist doctrine, those who have been chosen by God for salvation2
907201418conversionA religious turn to God, thought by Calvinists to involve an intense, identifiable person experience3
907201419visible saintsIn Calvinism, those who publicly proclaimed their experience of conversion and were expect to lead godly lives4
907201420callingIn Protestantism, the belief that saved individuals have a religious obligation to engage in worldly work5
907201421heresyDeparture from correct or officially defined belief6
907201422seditiousConcerning resistance to or rebellion against the government7
907201423commonwealthAn organized civil government or social order8
907201424autocraticAbsolute or dictatorial rule9
907201425passive resistanceNonviolent action or opposition to authority in accord with religious or moral beliefs10
907201426asylumA place of refuge and security, especially for the persecuted or unfortunate11
907201427proprietaryConcerning exclusive legal ownership, as of colonies granted to individuals by the monarch12
907201428naturalizationThe granting of citizenship to foreigners or immigrants13
907201429blue lawsLaws designed to restrict personal behavior in accord with a strict code of morality. "Even so, there were some 'blue laws' aimed at 'ungodly revelers.'...."14
907201430ethnicConcerning diverse peoples or cultures, specifically those of non-Anglo-Saxon background15

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