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Chapter Three: Settling the Northern Colonies (1619-1700). PowerPoint Slides for The American Pageant, 12 th edition Constructed by Mr. Freccia. Anglican = Church of England Catholic Church but w/out Pope Calvin, the “elect”, & conversion God’s “divine plan” Appealed to middle class
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Chapter Three: Settling the Northern Colonies (1619-1700) PowerPoint Slides for The American Pageant, 12th edition Constructed by Mr. Freccia
Anglican = Church of England Catholic Church but w/out Pope Calvin, the “elect”, & conversion God’s “divine plan” Appealed to middle class Puritans = “Calvinize” the C of E Purify religion away from Catholic base Saints vs. Sinners (elite or open) Separatists = broke w/ C of E (they were wicked haaaard core!) English Church Issues
Pilgrims? vs. Puritans?
The First Thanksgiving October 1621
John Winthrop • Massachusetts Bay Colony • Royal Charter • Less radical than Plymouth • Bigger and more successful than Plymouth • Town meetings a major influence • Church & State • Freemen/voting • Government enforces God’s laws • Repress “animal instincts” • Protestant work ethic We shall be as a city on a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.
Covenant Theology • “Covenant of Grace”: • between Puritan communities and God. • “Social Covenant” (the elect): • Between members of Puritan communities with each other. • Required mutual watchfulness. • No toleration of deviance or disorder. • No privacy.
Characteristics of New England Settlements • Low mortality average life expectancy was 70 years of age. • Many extended families. • Average 6 children per family. • Average age at marriage: • Women – 22 years old • Men – 27 years old.
Patriarchy Authoritarian male father figures controlled each household. Patriarchal ministers and magistrates controlled church congregations and household patriarchs.
Puritan “Rebels” Roger Williams Anne Hutchinson • Threatened patriarchal control. • Antinomialism [predestination fatalist] • Religious toleration. • Separation of church and state.
A Pequot VillageDestroyed, 1637 Mystic River Massacre changes Native/English relations
King Philip and his War (1675-1676) Native Americans UNITE!
More Like Later America Than Other Regions! • Economic diversity. • Large cities more cosmopolitan culture. • Some slavery [6%-12% of the population]. • Ethnic and religious diversity. • Religious toleration. • “Bread Colonies.”
Peter Stuyvesant Governor of New Amsterdam
William Penn The “Holy Experiment”