Settling the Northern Colonies
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| 333722797 | John Calvin | religious reformer who believed in predestination and a strict sense of morality for society | |
| 333722798 | Anne Hutchinson | American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643) | |
| 333722799 | Roger Williams | He founded Rhode Island for separation of Church and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs. | |
| 333722800 | Henry Hudson | English navigator who discovered the Hudson River | |
| 333722801 | William Bradford | United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752) | |
| 333722802 | Peter Stuyvesant | The governor of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, hated by the colonists. They surrendered the colony to the English on Sept. 8, 1664. | |
| 333722803 | Thomas Hooker | 1635; a Boston Puritan, brought a group of fellow Boston Puritans to newly founded Hartford, Connecticut. | |
| 333722804 | William Penn | Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718) | |
| 333722805 | John Winthrop | Puritan leader who became the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony. | |
| 333722806 | King Philip II | He was king of Spain during 1588. During this year he sent out his Spanish Armada against England. He lost the invasion of England. Philip II was also the leader against the Protestant Reformation. | |
| 333722807 | John Cotton | Criticized the Church of England, fled to Massachusetts Bay Colony, defended government's duty to enforce religious rules | |
| 333722808 | Sir Edmond Andros | Governor of the Dominion of New England from 1686 until 1692, when the colonists rebelled and forced him to return to England. | |
| 333722809 | the "elect" | Calvin's term for those destined for salvation, regardless of what actions they may commit during their mortal life on earth. | |
| 333722810 | Patroonship | A vast Dutch feudal estates fronting the Hudson River in early 1600s. They were granted to promoters who agreed to settle 50 people on them. | |
| 333722811 | predestination | the belief that what happens in human life has already been determined by some higher power | |
| 333722812 | freemen | colonial period; term used to describe indentured servants who had finished their terms of indenture and could live freely on their own land. | |
| 333722813 | "visible saints" | according to Puritans, only these individuals should be admitted to church membership | |
| 333722814 | covenant | a binding agreement | |
| 333722815 | Protestant Reformation | a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches | |
| 333722816 | pilgrims | group of people who, in 1620, founded the colony of Plymouth Massachusetts to escape religious persecution in England | |
| 333722817 | New England Confederation | 1643 - Formed to provide for the defense of the four New England colonies, and also acted as a court in disputes between colonies. | |
| 333722818 | Calvinism | the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone | |
| 333722819 | Massachusetts Bay Colony | 1629 - King Charles gave the Puritans a right to settle and govern a colony in the Massachusetts Bay area. The colony established political freedom and a representative government. | |
| 333722820 | Dominion of New England | 1686-The British government combined the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut into a single province headed by a royal governor (Andros). Ended in 1692, when the colonists revolted and drove out Governor Andros | |
| 333722821 | Navigation Laws | Promoted English shipping and control colonial trade; made Americans ship all non-British items to England before going to America | |
| 333722822 | the Puritans | They were a group of religious reformists who wanted to "purify" the Anglican Church. Their ideas started with John Calvin in the 16th century and they first began to leave England in 1608. Later voyages came in 1620 with the Pilgrims and in 1629, which was the Massachusetts Bay Colony. | |
| 333722823 | General Court | a Puritan representative assembly elected by the freemen; they assisted the governor; this was the early form of Puritan democracy in the 1600's | |
| 333722824 | separatists | People who wanted to have a separate, or different church. Also known as Pilgrims. | |
| 333722825 | Quakers | religious group who settled Pennsylvania - very tolerant and nonviolent | |
| 333722826 | Protestant Ethic | Sociological term used to define the Calvinist belief in hard work to illustrate selection in elite group | |
| 333722827 | 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. | |
| 333722828 | Fundamental Orders | document which established a regime democratically controlled by the substantial citizens of Hartford |
