AP US History 1 Chapter 3 Vocabulary Terms Flashcards

6978601089	Separatists	Small group of Puritans who sought to break away entirely from the Church of England; after initially settling in Holland, a number of English Separatists made their way to Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts in 1620.	0
6978601090	Calvinism	Dominant theological credo of the New England Puritans based on the teachings of John Calvin. Calvinists believed in predestination—that only "the elect" were destined for salvation.	1
6978601091	conversion	Intense religious experience that confirmed an individual's place among the "elect," or the "visible saints." Calvinists who experienced conversion were then expected to lead sanctified lives to demonstrate their salvation.	2
6978601095	blue laws	Also known as sumptuary laws, they are designed to restrict personal behavior in accord with a strict code of morality. Blue laws were passed across the colonies, particularly in Puritan New England and Quaker Pennsylvania.	3
6978601098	Quakers	Religious group known for their tolerance, emphasis on peace, and idealistic Indian policy, who settled heavily in Pennsylvania in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries	4
6979762709	predestination	The Calvinist doctrine that God has foreordained some people to be saved and some to be damned.	5
6979770993	elect	In Calvinist doctrine, those who have been chosen by God for salvation.	6
6979775644	visible saints	In Calvinism, those who publicly proclaimed their experience of conversion and were expected to lead godly lives.	7
6979779501	calling	In Protestantism, the belief that saved individuals have a religious obligation to engage in worldly work.	8
6979787526	heresy	Departure from correct or officially defined belief.	9
6979795588	seditious	Concerning resistance to or rebellion against the government.	10
6979796771	commonwealth	An organized civil government or social order united for a shared purpose.	11
6979803595	autocratic	Absolute or dictatorial rule.	12
6979806041	passive resistance	Nonviolent action or opposition to authority, often in accord with religious or moral beliefs.	13
6979809540	asylum	A place of refuge and security, especially for the persecuted or unfortunate.	14
6979812317	proprietary	Concerning exclusive legal ownership, as of colonies granted to individuals by the monarch.	15
6979817777	naturalization	The granting of citizenship to foreigners or immigrants.	16
6979820159	ethnic	Concerning diverse peoples or cultures, specifically those of non-Angelo-Saxon background.	17
7056963805	Fundamental Orders	In 1639 the Connecticut River colony settlers had an open meeting and they established a constitution. It was the first constitution in the colonies and was a beginning for the other states' charters and constitutions.	18
7056966398	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	19
7056967359	Pilgrims	Separatists; worried by "Dutchification" of their children they left Holland on the Mayflower in 1620.	20