religion in british north america

puritanism

calvinists in england

calvinism

john calvin rejected idea of salvation by good deeds (predestination)

signs of grace

signals that one is predestined

lily among the thorns

someone that is predestined

where was calvinism prevelent

britain, france and netherlands

anglican calvinists’ opinions on anglican church

church of englnad was too catholic + needed to be more protestant

what were anglican calvinists

puritans

calvinist separatists

wanted a total break from church of england

where did calvinist separatists go

fled to holland to form a distinct community

→ went form holland to new world

mayflower

35 calvinist separatists (pilgrims) board the mayflower to plymouth

mayflower compact

justice, responsibility, equality (among pilgrims)

early commitment to self governance

puritan reformers

wanted to purify church of england without separating

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charles i treatment of puritan reformers

charles I jails them and dissolves parliament → no hope for reform → ma bay colony

massachusetts bay company

w/ no hope of reform in england, john winthrop leads 1000 puritans i n mass migration to ma bay colony

city on a hill

model community that cna reform christianity

what relgiion was plymouth

calvinist separatist

what religion was ma bay colony

puritan reformers, not separatists

what happens to plymouth

eventually absorbed by ma bay colony

what was puritin society based on

order that brough stability

hierarchy

perimeter fence

Allowed people to kno what thoughts and actions were acceptable

no freedom of religion ro free thinking

did puritans want to convert people

no, strong tribal sensability

→ saw themselves as a nation

historical providentialism

lives nad history were part of grand biblical narrative

every puritan communityw as a city on a hill

roger williams

banished from btoh colonies for being argumentative and advocating for controverisla ideas

became proponent of religious toleration in RI bc he couldn’t agree with anyone

anne hutchinson

anti nomianism

gathered a following + interpretedbible fo rherself

claimed she communicated direclty with god

anti nomianism

challenging church’s interpretaiton f the bible

why was anne hutchinson especially a threat

she was more charismatic than williams so she had a large following

by becoming popular she was indirectly challenging the patriarchy

what happened to women that exercised authority voer their husbands

gagged and dunked

public punishments in puritan society

promoted hsame culture

weaponized it to prevent crime

gospellers

people who preached non approved religious ideas

neighborhood structures

church in center bc church everyday

enforced feeling of community

old deluder act

idea that literacy could defeat satan

education was necessary to uphold religion

economic system of NE

protocapitalist

puritans valued many capitalist ideas

puritan capitalist ideas

city on a hill didn’t conflict with financial gain

family morality and patriarchy over profit, but profit could help community

emphasized hard work to enable coloniailism

slavery was foundational to atlantic world

hard work i npuritan society

gave people a sense of purpose

sign of grace

most people in norht were farmers

slavery in puritan society

foundational to atlantic world → unavoidable

close relatinoship wtih west indies colonies

john ithrop owned slaves nad a plantation

enabled thru legal loopholes

racialized → punishment for colored

divine providence

god’s active loving care + absolute rule over universe

could influence all human events