Vocab - Unit 2 Flashcards
What was the Act of Toleration?
The first law requiring religious tolerance for Christians
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
A Puritan who led meetings and discussed sermons. She was very outspoken about her beliefs and was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She moved to New York where she was killed in a raid.
Who are Half-Way Covenants?
In 1662, the Halfway Covenant allowed partial membership rights to persons not yet converted into the Puritan church; It lessened the difference between the “elect” members of the church from the regular members; Women soon made up a larger portion of Puritan congregations.
Who are Quakers?
Religious group of people who believed in equality of men and women, direct access to God, and less military usage.
Who was William Penn?
English real estate entrepreneur, Quaker, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Wanted a place for Quakers to practice their beliefs freely. PA was ethnically diverse
What was Jamestown?
Jamestown was the first permanent, stable English settlement in North America. Because Jamestown was successful, it provided an example of a sustainable colony to other expeditions heading to the New World.
Who was John Smith?
A captain famous for world travel. As a young man, he took control in Jamestown. He organized the colony and saved many people from death the next winter and coined the phrase “he who shall not work, shall not eat”. He also initiated attacks on Natives
Who was Pocahontas?
A native Indian of America, daughter of Chief Powahatan, who was one of the first to marry an Englishman, John Rolfe, and return to England with him; Pocahontas’ brave actions in saving an Englishman paved the way for many positive English and Native relations
Who were the Puritans?
The Puritans were non-separatists who wished to adopt reforms to purify the Church of England.
Who were the Separatists?
English Protestants who would not accept allegiance in any form to the Church of England.
What was the Mayflower?
Mayflower was an English ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620.
Describe the Mayflower Compact
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
What was the Plymouth Colony?
the Pilgrims’ settlement, named by Captain John Smith; located in the Cape Cod area of Massachusetts; they’d escaped from religious persecution in England.
Who was John Winthrop?
1629 - He became the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony, and served in that capacity from 1630 through 1649. A Puritan with strong religious beliefs. He opposed total democracy, believing the colony was best governed by a small group of skillful leaders. He helped organize the New England Confederation in 1643 and served as its first president.
What was the Great Migration?
The Great Puritan Migration in the 1630s: Led by Puritan lawyer, John Winthrop, the company left England in April of 1630 and arrived in New England in June where they settled in what is now modern-day Boston and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
