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    APUSH Terms UNIT 1

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    Fenderson‚ Febee AP US History Period 4 Unit 1 Terms 1. Anne Bradstreet—Puritan poet in colonial New England whose writings served as early public struggles against female treatment in that time period 2. Anne Hutchinson—Arguably the first American feminist who‚ despite living in an early Puritan colony‚ publicly called for gender equality 3. Antinomianism—A belief that emerged after the Protestant Reformation that Christians are free from any laws by their faith in God 4. Chesapeake

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    Jamestown and Plymouth were the first two successful English colonies in North America. Jamestown was established in 1607 and Plymouth in 1620. Jamestown and Plymouth had many similarities. For example they both had some sort of government in some way. Jamestown had the first legislative assembly among the Western Hemisphere in 1619. This would later be called the‚ “House of Burgesses.” This served as a good model for many law making bodies in the U.S. Plymouth had a similar government. Their

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    ayflower Compact The Mayflower Compact was written around 1620 in Plymouth. It established a government that consented to the will of the majority and was an early form of democracy. Fundamental Orders The colony of Connecticut is only noteworthy in its creation of the Fundamental Orders. This was the first constitution in America and created a bicameral legislature. New England Confederation Established in 1643‚ the New England Confederation was an alliance of several colonies that established

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    both cultures. All that was written in Puritan New England were works to glorify God and record journeys for historical purposes. The most famous poets of this period include Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor. William Bradford‚ the governor of the Plymouth Colony‚ kept a journal of the events that took place on the journey over on the Mayflower and life within the colony. Jonathan Edwards‚ a minister during the Great Awakening wrote the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." These authors illustrated

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    My first day on the plantations‚ was nothing what I expected it to be. It was one of the most horrific‚ gruesome sites which immediately dismissed all my assumptions of what I thought I would have faced. The labour was crucial and the work was hard and extremely strenuous. The plantation slave drivers devised theories that “Negroes were lazy”‚ therefore they were whipped branded‚ tarred and burned‚ just to ensure that they were being obedient to their masters. This corporal punishment would leave

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    The colonists who came to the New World all have a similar quality. They all used slavery in one way or another to achieve their goals. The colonists would depend on other people or groups in order to sustain a suitable lifestyle the choose. This is why so many colonists thought that working the slaves and indentured servants and giving them very austere living conditions was morally correct. Also‚ the government is a Democracy so since the majority of the people are colonists‚ the government

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    The First Thanksgiving

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    “The Plymouth Thanksgiving Story” Have you ever heard of the first thanksgiving? Well‚ there was one “how to” story for teachers to be able to teach their students effectively. Written by Chuck Larsen‚ the story was entitled‚ “Information for Teachers”. In the story‚ Larsen explained that the majority of Americans were taught in school – which was not entirely true. An interesting guy Larsen was. His ancestors witnessed the first official Thanksgiving and what emphasizes this is that his ancestors

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    place in 1620‚ and the people aboard the ship are religious refugees fleeing from protestant England. They wanted to found a Calvinist colony where they would not be persecuted for following their religion. In addition‚ when the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth and afterward survived the

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    his parents. -In 1621‚ after the death of John Carver‚ he was elected governor of Plymouth and reelected nearly every year henceforth -William was married twice: First to Dorothy May‚ 10 December 1613‚ in Amsterdam. And then to Alice (Carpenter) Southworth‚ on 14 August 1623‚ in Plymouth. In two sentences‚ explain why you think Bradford is significant in American history: His work colony building in Plymouth‚ and his success doing so‚ led the way for further colonization. And his journals kept

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    English Separatists During the sixteenth century several movements sprang up in England hoping to reform the Church of England.  Most called for a return to the simple teachings and practices of the Bible.   One militant group‚ the Puritans‚ were deeply influenced by John Calvin and the reform of the church that he instituted in Geneva.  They were called "Puritans" because they insisted on purity of doctrine and practice in the church. Another group‚ the Separatists‚ were people who had given

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