Beginning
___________ wanted to “purify” worshiping by making it more simple and Biblical.
Puritans
All humans had been corrupted by Adam and Eve’s original sin.
Original Sin
Puritan society wasn’t completely democratic because they believed that the ____________ should have the most influence on the government.
Saved or "elect"
God
What occurred in 1692
The Salem Witch Trials
What denomination of Christianity did the Puritans come from
Protestantism; The Church of England.
Some/most humans were damned for all eternity and couldn't do anything to change it. Jesus Christ had been sent to Earth to save particular people.
Predestination
Puritans believed humans had a ____________ or agreement with God.
Contract
Two types of Puritan writings
Histories and journals
What was the Age of Reason called
"The Enlightenment."
A small group led by ________ _________ sailed to America to build a new society based on their beliefs.
William Bradford
These lucky folks were called the
"elect" or "chosen."
Contracts used to organize their governments
Mayflower Compact
Book that reflected Puritan beliefs.
The Bible.
Puritanism largely ended during
The Age of Reason.
What year did the Puritans sail to America
1620
Signs of Being Saved
If you were saved, you could feel God’s grace coming upon you and you started to behave like a saint.
_______________ was based on the contract system that the puritans used.
U.S. constitution
Puritan writing was
Plain, serious, lacked flowery speech.
In 1660, only ____% of people belonged to the Church
20%
Their settlement was called
Plymouth Plantation
What did Puritans think about everyday?
Unless you had already been saved, you did not know if you were saved or damned.
Puritans studied ________________ for guidance and connections to their own lives
Biblical Stories
Name two important writers from the Puritan age
William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Johnathon Edwards, Madame Knight
Challenged the faith of many puritains
Rationalism.