Period 1 (This and That)
was an armed conflict in 1634-1638 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with Native American allies (the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes) After the conflict most of these Natives were forced into slavery
Pequot War
By 1631, 2,000 colonists had arrived in Boston and had settled a number of towns around it as well. Due to the turmoil in England resulted in 15,000 more immigrants coming to New England (60,000 others scattered throughout. As a result, Civil War, opportunity and more
This system started with New England rum shipped to Africa. Ships were then filled with slaves and sent to the West Indies. Molasses and some slaves sailed to British North America where ships were unloaded and reloaded with rum.
She believed in antinomianism. The "elect" didn’t need to obey man's law because they were predestined for salvation. She held prayer meetings at home to discuss John Cotton’s sermons with other women; this was taboo for a non-clergy member to do within the Congregational Church. Clergy accused her of heresy and brought her to trial in 1638. She claimed direct revelation from God, even a higher heresy. She was banished from colony; set out for Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson
from 713 to 1763 , this enabled Americans to trade without much regulation by the British Empire. It increased trade and growth of the American population created an increased demand for British goods. As the American economy grew, Americans sought other foreign markets and resisted the Navigation Acts. Exports to France and the French West Indies brought in money to buy British goods.
salutary neglect
Amerindians rebelled against Spanish rule in New Mexico and expelled them for over ten years
Causes
Famine in 1666 caused massive suffering among Indians and they were retaliating against Spanish aggression against their peoples.
Pope’s Rebellion or Pueblo Revot(1680)
He claimed gov’t could only punish civil crimes while the church alone had responsibility for religious discipline. Argued that no man should be forced to go to church, in effect, challenging the basis of the Massachusetts Bay government. He founded Rhode Island.
Between 1730s-1740s: Split denominations thus increasing the competitiveness of American churches By the 19th century, the Baptist and Methodist churches were the two largest in the U.S. Converted many thousands of people and brought religion to many who had not had contact with it Undermined the powerful older clergy "New Lights" challenging the "Old Lights"
a Spanish Dominican friar, condemned early Spanish cruelty and murder of American Indians in his History of the Indies (1550)
Bartolome de las Casas
1. What term best explains the following: God was all-knowing and knew beforehand who was going to
heaven or hell.
2. They were chosen by God to have eternal salvation but not by good works.
Predestination
The Elect
1662: sought to attract more members by giving partial membership to the unconverted (who had been baptized as children). Eventually, Puritan churches opened baptism to anyone
Half-Way Covenant
This region stressed Bible reading by community members. Primary and secondary schools were established early in the colony's history Literacy was much higher
New World and he wrote "We shall build a city upon a hill" in A Model of Christian Charity.
His strong leadership helped the colony to succeed.
This passed in Maryland that guaranteed toleration to all Christians, regardless of sect but not to those who did not believe in the divinity of Jesus. Though it did not sanction much tolerance, the act was the first seed that would sprout into the first amendment, granting religious freedom to all.
This female slave who was taught by her master’s mistress to read and write First important African American poet and writer in America Abolitionists would point to her as proof that Africans were not intellectually inferior.
Phillis Wheatley