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What is significant about Jamestown?
It’s the first permanent English settlement in the New World
What colony did William Penn settle?
Pennsylvania
What are established denominations?
denominations that enjoyed state (government) support and protection
What was the Half-Way Covenant?
A serious Puritan compromise where you did not have to fully own the covenant to be a part of the church
What were the results of the Great Awakening?
Church growth, more religious colleges, spiritual life of churches transformed, division between those who favored it and those who opposed it
What was the middle passage?
It was the middle part of the journey in the slave trade (when enslaved people would cross the Atlantic)
What religion did William Penn follow?
Quaker
What sermon was Jonathan Edwards best remembered for?
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
What were the outcomes of the Half-Way Covenant?
Kept people as part of the church
Increased the number of unconverted church members
Why did Puritanism decline?
Growth of materialism, the problem of church membership, many unconverted members, the Half-Way Covenant
What is significant about the House of Burgesses?
It’s the first self-governing assembly in the New World
What religious group was being persecuted in England at this time?
Catholics
What were the 3 groups within the Anglican church?
1) Puritans
2) Low Church Anglicans
3) High Church Anglicans
What did John Eliot do and what was his impact?
He learned the language of the Algonquin Indians and preached to them, translated the Bible, and it appears that around 4,000 converted; Natives were trained to be pastors to other natives
What 3 strengths did the French have in the French and Indian War?
1) Better relations with the Indians
2) Better understanding of guerilla warfare
3) Benefited from the disunity among the British colonies
Is it Biblically wrong to pursue wealth?
It depends on heart motivation matters. It can be a temptation but if you work hard for the glory of God your work may be recognized.
What was different between Separatist and Puritan views on the Anglican church?
Separatists wanted to separate from the church and Puritans wanted to purify the church
What was Cecilius Calvert’s religious motivation in found Maryland?
Make a refuge for English Catholics
What did David Brainerd do and what was his impact?
Missionary who died young of tuberculosis, but his journal inspired many other young men to enter the ministry
What 3 strengths did the British have in the French and Indian War?
1) Outnumbered the French twenty to one
2) Controlled the waterways
3) Had significant material investments in the colonies
What were the 5 motivations that the British had for coming to the New World?
1) Riches
2) land
3) political freedom
4) religious freedom
5) adventure
Who was John Newton (what did he do both good and bad)?
Bad: John Newton was a slave trader Good: He became a Christian, repented of his actions, worked to abolish slavery in England, and wrote the hymn Amazing Grace
What were the 2 reasons the British had for colonizing Georgia?
1) Military buffer against Spanish Florida
2) Colony for debtors
What was problematic about some mission responses to the Natives?
-Some thought the Indians needed to be “civilized” before being converted
-That Indian customs that could not be reconciled with Christianity
-And that they needed European standards in dress and housing
What major mistake did George Washington make in the French and Indian War?
Washington was forced to surrender and sign a note blaming it all on the British