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Historical Terms
Chapters 3-5
Calvinism: Who or what: A Protestant religious movement (inspired by Martin Luther’s
Protestant Reformation), Calvinists followed John Calvin and his text Institutes of the Christian Religion that taught of an all powerful God and of sinful, weak and wicked humans.
Where: Calvin started his teachings in Geneva, Switzerland yet his ideals spread across Western Europe and ultimately into America.
When: 1530’s and beyond
Historical Importance: Much of Calvin’s ideals formed the foundations of Puritan society in the New England colonies of the early to mid 17th century (1600’s).
Predestination: Who or What: Is the doctrine that all events have been willed by god, Calvin stated predestination to mean that god willed eternal damnation and salvation for people
Where: Calvin started his teachings in Geneva, Calvin was influenced by the Augustinian tradition, which led him to expound the doctrine of predestination.
When: 1530’s and beyond
Historical Importance: That people were dependent on church officials to interpret both the Bible and God's actions, to find out if they were going to get in to heaven.
Puritans: Who or what: People who believed in the doctrine of a “calling” to do god’s work on earth. Puritan named Roger Williams introduced separation of church and state
Where: Restricted from England so they were transported by emigration to Netherlands
When: 1600’s and beyond
Historical Importance: The Puritans were the first people in America to introduce an early form of democracy.
Separatists: Who or what: The Separatist were dedicated extremists, Separatists were a group who advocated complete separation from the Church of England, but had no particular Church title. However, John Robinson and William Brewster, the Pilgrim leaders, were separatists.
Where: England
When: 1600’s and beyond
Historical Importance: The Separatists founded the Plymouth Colony and the first form of government with the
Chapters 3-5
Calvinism: Who or what: A Protestant religious movement (inspired by Martin Luther’s
Protestant Reformation), Calvinists followed John Calvin and his text Institutes of the Christian Religion that taught of an all powerful God and of sinful, weak and wicked humans.
Where: Calvin started his teachings in Geneva, Switzerland yet his ideals spread across Western Europe and ultimately into America.
When: 1530’s and beyond
Historical Importance: Much of Calvin’s ideals formed the foundations of Puritan society in the New England colonies of the early to mid 17th century (1600’s).
Predestination: Who or What: Is the doctrine that all events have been willed by god, Calvin stated predestination to mean that god willed eternal damnation and salvation for people
Where: Calvin started his teachings in Geneva, Calvin was influenced by the Augustinian tradition, which led him to expound the doctrine of predestination.
When: 1530’s and beyond
Historical Importance: That people were dependent on church officials to interpret both the Bible and God's actions, to find out if they were going to get in to heaven.
Puritans: Who or what: People who believed in the doctrine of a “calling” to do god’s work on earth. Puritan named Roger Williams introduced separation of church and state
Where: Restricted from England so they were transported by emigration to Netherlands
When: 1600’s and beyond
Historical Importance: The Puritans were the first people in America to introduce an early form of democracy.
Separatists: Who or what: The Separatist were dedicated extremists, Separatists were a group who advocated complete separation from the Church of England, but had no particular Church title. However, John Robinson and William Brewster, the Pilgrim leaders, were separatists.
Where: England
When: 1600’s and beyond
Historical Importance: The Separatists founded the Plymouth Colony and the first form of government with the