The American Pageant: Unit 1 Chapter 3 Notes
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US History [1]
Settling the Colonies: 1619-1700 The Protestant Reformation 1517: Ninety-five Theses John Calvin: from Geneva Calvinism: dominant theology of New England Puritans, Scottish Presbyterians, French Huguenots, & Dutch Reformed Church members 1536: Institutes of the Christian Religion; basic doctrine of Calvinism; in Latin God is all powerful & all good humans are weak & wicked God is all knowing; knows who will go to heaven & not predestination: God knows where you will end up; good works cannot save you the elect will go to heaven status as elect is uncertain; nobody knows their status ?conversion?: intense personal experience that signifies salvation Calvinists constantly searched for signs of conversion