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lecture 4 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pilgrims | English citizens who separated themselves from English society and religion; gave us democracy |
| William brewster | leader of the scrooby separatists who eventually settled in new England |
| mayflower and speedwell | ship pilgrims used to sail to America; speedwell had a leak and was left in england |
| plymouth | North American colony established by the scrubby separatists |
| mayflower compact | document that established democracy in America |
| samoset | Native American diplomat who greeted the pilgrims in America |
| squanto | Native American who showed pilgrims how to survive in New England |
| massasoit | Wampanoag chief who celebrated the first thanksgiving with pilgrims |
| confederation of new england | model for first government of America; New England unified colonies to protect against native Americans |
| Hampton court conference | established puritan reform in the form of a newly translated bible |
| puritans | English citizens who tried to fix the English church by creating a model society |
| John Winthrop | puritan leader who established the Mass. Bay colony; 1st gov. of Mass. |
| great migration | puritan migration; mass puritans migrating to Mass. after gaining charter from King Charles |
| covenant of grace | discovery voyage that serves as the core of the puritan religion |
| TULIP | Total depravity Unconditional election Limited atonement Irresistible grace Perseverance |
| harvard | first center of higher education |
| old deluder satan laws | rules that established schools in New England cities and towns |
| new England primer | 1st printed textbook in america |
| Roger williams | puritan dissenter who established the colony of Rhode Island |
| anne hutchinson | puritan dissenter whose followers established the colony of new Hampshire |
| antinomian | those who believed the Holy Spirit is the personal guide to salvation |
| George fox | English shoemaker who founded the quakers |
| society of friends | those who believed an "inner light" guides one down the path of salvation |
| John elliot | set up praying towns |
| pequot war | English settlers vs. natives Americans; puritans almost completely wiped out the pequot tribe |
| metacom/king Philips war | goal to stop puritan expansion; natives vs. puritans; natives almost wiped English existence in Mass.; started b/c English persecuted natives w/o telling metacom |
| Benjamin church | leader of New England confederation; leads troops during the great swamp |
| halfway covenant | gave people who didn't go through the covenant of grace a chance for political power/partial membership in church |
| Salem witch trials | accusations of witchcraft that lead to the hanging of 18 people |