Saints and Strangers Flashcards
(25 cards)
Who is William Bradford?
He was one of the leaders for the pilgrims.
What is important about Cape Cod?
Nauset Indians were trotting down the Cape Cod beach one November day
What happened during 1620?
When the pilgrims arrived, Spanish, French, and English ships had been exploring the coast for a hundred years.
Where did the pilgrims go after they went to Cape Cod?
They sailed west until they reached a more sheltered harbor, unloading their gear near the boulder known today as Plymouth Rock.
Why did so many Indians die?
European diseases were why they died.
What was the Anglican Church?
It was governed by archbishops who wore handsome silk vestments.
Who are Separatists?
They were known, included several hundred folk who lived in the town of Scrooby.
What are Dutch Low countries?
Where the laws allowed them to worship as they saw fit.
What is the Mayflower?
The Mayflower set sail for the English colony of Virginia where King James had given the Pilgrims permission to settle, so long as they behaved” peaceably.
What did King James do?
He had given the Pilgrims permission to settle, so long as they behaved peaceably.
What did the Puritans think about the church?
They thought the Church of England strayed from biblical teachings, they were willing to remain within it and try to make it better
How many passengers where on the mayflower?
There were 102 pilgrims
After 10 years where did the pilgrims land?
Pilgrims landed, nearly a thousand settlers came to begin the Massachusetts Bay Colony, forty miles north of Plymouth.
Who is John Winthrop?
John Winthrop is governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Where did the Great migration settle
The Great Migration settled in Boston and other villages around the bay.
Who is welled educated
Luther
What was 6 out of the 10 men able to do?
They were able to read double the usual number in England.
How are you able to become a full church member?
a person had to explain the personal religious experience that brought him or her to be born anew in the Holy spirit— in short, how the person had been “converted.”
Who is Thomas Morton?
Thomas Morton is a rambunctious fur trader.
What was Thomas outpost called?
It was called Merrymount, near Plymouth
What did Morton trade
Morton traded guns to the Indians in return for their furs.
Who is Roger Williams?
He is a minister
Who was there a strong line between?
the church and the state in William’s settlement, which eventually became the colony of Rhode Island.
What did Roger Williams, master?
Roger Williams had mastered an important truth: that a state could not make one out of many by forcing everyone to believe the same way. Better to “pray with all comers” and hope for the best.
