APUSH
1. Mayflower Compact - 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America - Set up Plymouth colony.
2. The Pilgrims - Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed–Plymouth colony
3. The Puritans - Non-separatists – Wanted to purify the Church of England - Massachusetts Bay Colony
4. William Bradford - A Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony, 1621-1657.
5. Puritan Migration - Many Puritans emigrated from England to America in the 1630s and 1640s.
6. Church of England (Anglican Church) - The national church of England, founded by King Henry VIII
7. John Winthrop - First governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony – “City Upon a Hill”
8. Calvinism - Protestant sect founded by John Calvin. Emphasized a strong moral code - Predestination
9. Congregational Church - Founded by separatists who felt that the Church of England retained too many Roman Catholic beliefs and practices. The Pilgrims were members of the Congregational Church.
10. Puritan Colonies - Each town had its own government which led the people in strict accordance with Puritan beliefs
11. Anne Hutchinson, Antinomianism - She preached the idea that God communicated directly to individuals instead of through the church elders. Her followers (the Antinomianists) founded the colony of New Hampshire
12. Roger Williams - Founded the colony of Rhode Island. Rhode Island was the only colony at that time to offer complete religious freedom.
13. The Half-way Covenant - Applied to those members of the Puritan colonies who were the children of church members, but who hadn’t achieved grace
2. The Pilgrims - Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed–Plymouth colony
3. The Puritans - Non-separatists – Wanted to purify the Church of England - Massachusetts Bay Colony
4. William Bradford - A Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony, 1621-1657.
5. Puritan Migration - Many Puritans emigrated from England to America in the 1630s and 1640s.
6. Church of England (Anglican Church) - The national church of England, founded by King Henry VIII
7. John Winthrop - First governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony – “City Upon a Hill”
8. Calvinism - Protestant sect founded by John Calvin. Emphasized a strong moral code - Predestination
9. Congregational Church - Founded by separatists who felt that the Church of England retained too many Roman Catholic beliefs and practices. The Pilgrims were members of the Congregational Church.
10. Puritan Colonies - Each town had its own government which led the people in strict accordance with Puritan beliefs
11. Anne Hutchinson, Antinomianism - She preached the idea that God communicated directly to individuals instead of through the church elders. Her followers (the Antinomianists) founded the colony of New Hampshire
12. Roger Williams - Founded the colony of Rhode Island. Rhode Island was the only colony at that time to offer complete religious freedom.
13. The Half-way Covenant - Applied to those members of the Puritan colonies who were the children of church members, but who hadn’t achieved grace