American Pageant Ch. 3 Notes
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Ch. 3: Settling the Northern Colonies ? Protestant reformation? Puritanism ? 1517: Martin Luther declares that the Bible alone is the source of God?s words, ignited fire of religious reform across Europe ? John Calvin of Geneva hears this, Calvinism becomes dominant religion ? God is all-powerful and all-good ? Humans are weak and wicked (b/c original sin, Adam and Eve) ? Good deeds don?t change your predestination ? Nobody can be certain of their fate, so they were always kind of freaking out about their fate ? Constantly sought signs of conversion (God reveals to someone they?re going to heaven) ? Henry VIII breaking ties w/ Roman Catholic Church, making himself head of Church of England (1530s) ? Enrolled all of king?s subjects, which means people going to
