Laws Divine, Moral and Martial

Question 1

Issues faced trying to build a coherent community

Answer 1

Where does the authority come from/who deserves to be in authority?
Lordship, the way a household was governed

Question 2

Challenging lordship

Answer 2

If the lordship was bad, it was difficult to change
Would need to go over the head of their immediate lord to a higher one

Question 3

Recruitment letters

Answer 3

Wanted honest and industrious men
Wanted people with useful skills

Question 4

Laws were read

Answer 4

Weekly at church on Sundays
Whole community was expected to be there

Question 5

Creating a Godly community

Answer 5

Expect success as a reward for godliness

Question 6

Max Weber (sociologist)

Answer 6

Idea of a modern society
Urbanisation/development of capitalism

Question 7

Protestantism vs Catholicism (Max Weber)

Answer 7

Idea of protestant countries becoming linked with urbanisation or development
Providence

Question 8

Role of the Protestant/Anglican church in Jamestown

Answer 8

Expected to take an oath before journeying to the colony

Question 9

Regulated the community

Answer 9

Everyone was expected to be at church on Sundays
Kept the community together; all equal in the eyes of God

Question 10

Draconian

Answer 10

Harsh punishments for not following the rules

Question 11

What did the laws protect?

Answer 11

Resources
Protected in a strict manner

Question 12

Authoritarian rule; martial law

Answer 12

Law was administrated justly
Idea of imposing martial law, ruling by force

Question 13

17thC: common for

Answer 13

Civil and military law to be one and the same
Particularly in the colonies

Question 14

Military regulations

Answer 14

Designed to uphold order

Question 15

Rule against stagnant water

Answer 15

Stagnant water attracted mosquitoes
Rule was to throw away dirty water (e.g from laundry) away from the settlement

Question 16

Rule regarding weapons

Answer 16

Had to register weapons; governing body needed to know they were being used properly
Only gentlemen could carry weapons

Question 17

Why were gentlemen only allowed to carry weapons?

Answer 17

Expected to be the natural military/civil leaders
Unlikely to use their weapons to kill animals for food

Question 18

Why were dung hills a precious resource?

Answer 18

Useful in cultivating land

Question 19

Fishermen had to report…

Answer 19

Their catch to the governor every day

Question 20

No person to kill…

Answer 20

Any form of animals for food without leave of the general

Question 21

‘Passing the pikes’ military punishment

Answer 21

Had to run past the military men while being stabbed at by their pikes

Question 22

Moral laws

Answer 22

All citizens had to abide to

Question 23

Martial laws

Answer 23

Military men had to follow