American Pagent ch 3 Flashcards
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| 916886621 | Calvinism | Dominant theological credo of the New England Puritans based on teaching forms John Calvin. Believe in predestination | 0 | |
| 916886622 | Predestination | only the "elect" were destined for salvation, although they thought it to be irreversible, they led sanctified lives to prove they were of the "elect" | 1 | |
| 916886623 | conversion | intense religious expressions that confirmed an individual's place among the "elect" or "visible saints" | 2 | |
| 916886624 | Separatists | sect of Puritans that wanted to break away from the Church of England | 3 | |
| 916886625 | Great Migration | migration of 70,000 refugees form England to N. American colonies, mostly in New England and the Caribbean | 4 | |
| 916886626 | antinomianism | belief that the elect need not obey the law of either God or man; notably espoused by Anne Hutchinson | 5 | |
| 916886627 | Fundamental Orders | drafted by settlers in Connecticut River Valley, document was the first "modern constitution" establishing democratically controlled government | 6 | |
| 916886628 | Pequot War | clashes between settlers and Pequot Indians in CT River Valley. Ended in the slaughter of Pequots and Narragansett allies by Puritans | 7 | |
| 916886629 | King Phillip's War | series of assaults by Metacom, King Philip on English settlements in New England; slowed the westward migration of English | 8 | |
| 916886630 | English Civil War | armed conflict between royalists and parliamentarians, resulting in the victory of Pro-parliament leading to Charles I execution | 9 | |
| 916886631 | Glorious (or Bloodless) Revolution | relatively peaceful overthrow of Catholic monarch, James I, replacing him with William III and Mary II | 10 | |
| 916886632 | salutary neglect | relaxed control over colonial trade and weak enforcement of Navigation Laws. Lasted from Glorious Revolution to French and Indian War | 11 | |
| 916886633 | patroonships | vast tracts of land along Hudson River in New Netherlands granted to wealthy promoters in exchange for bringing 50 settlers to the property | 12 | |
| 916886634 | Quakers | religious group known for their tolerance, emphasis on peace, and idealistic Indian policy, who settled heavily in PA in the 17th and 18th centuries | 13 | |
| 916886635 | blue laws | designed to restrict personal behavior in accord with a strict code of morality. | 14 | |
| 916886636 | Martin Luther | German theologian; posted his 95 theses of Wittenberg's cathedral in 1517, which Denounced priests and popes, said Bible was God's word; launched Protestant Reformation-Puritanism | 15 | |
| 916886637 | John Calvin | from Geneva; elaborated Luther's ideas-Calvinism | 16 | |
| 916886638 | Massasoit | Wampanoag chieftain, Massasoit, signed a treaty with Plymouth Pilgrims because they could not afford to fight | 17 | |
| 916886639 | Metacom (King Philip) | Massasoit's son; launched attacks on villages in New England, started the King Philip's War | 18 | |
| 916886640 | William and Mary | Dutch-borne William III and Mary II, daughter of James II, took over after Glorious Revolution when James II was overthrown | 19 | |
| 916886641 | Peter Stuyvesant | directors-general who took over Swedish forts and became New Netherlands | 20 | |
| 916886642 | Henry Hudson | English explorer, ventured in Delaware and New York Bay and sailed down the Hudson river; made a claim on the land for the Dutch | 21 | |
| 916886643 | Duke of York | New Netherlands was taken over and named after him (New York) | 22 |