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    Chapter 3 Settling the Northern Colonies 1619-1700   The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism Martin Luther .  He declared that the Bible alone was the source of God’s words.  He started the "Protestant Reformation." John Calvin  He spelled out his doctrine in 1536 called Institutes of the Christian Religion.  He formed Calvinism.  King Henry VIII formed the Protestant Church.  There were a few people who wanted to see the process of taking Catholicism out of England occur more quickly

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    Islam More Than a Religion

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    Islam More Than A Religion Despite its huge following around the world and the growing Muslim communities in the United States‚ Islam is foreign to most Americans who are familiar with Christianity or Judaism. Because most Americans know little or nothing about Islam‚ they have many misconceptions about Muslim beliefs and rituals. The negative image many people in the United States and Europe have of Islam and the Muslim world has a long history. Many have judged Islam without making an effort

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    What Were The 13 Colonies

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    There were thirteen original colonies in the North American region. The first English colonies settled off the coast of the Atlantic and started expanding west. The colonies have been placed into three regions the New England colonies‚ Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies. New England colonies consisted of (New Hampshire‚ Rode Island‚ Connecticut‚ and Massachusetts). The Middle colonies consisted of (New York‚ Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey‚ and Delaware). The Southern colonies consisted of (The

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    period‚ both economic and religious concerns contributed to the settling of British North America. The statement that the "economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns" is valid. These economic concerns‚ as a cause for the colonization of British North America‚ outweighed the notable religious concerns that arose‚ and dominated colonial life during and up until the very end of the British colonial era in North America. Economic concerns of

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    American colonies were becoming more and more separated from Britain. In 1763-1776 these British imperial policies led to more colonial anger and hatred of British rule. In these 13 years the British enforced new taxes and set up many disliked restrictions on colonial life. All of these changes led the colonies to establishing new principles and later declaring to be separated from England. The British started enforcing taxes in 1763 that did not please the colonies too well. The British thought

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    8/5/13 APUSH Settling the Northern Colonies Vocabulary 1. John Calvin 1. Protestant leader 2. Created dominant religion of American settlers 3. Wrote theories in Institutes of the Christian Religion 2. Anne Hutchinson: 1. Lived in Massachusetts Bay Colony 2. Promoted antinomianism 3. Banished and forced to walk and settle on Rhode Island 3. Roger Williams: 1. Wanted to break from the Church of England 2. Though Massachusetts Bay Colony was unfair to the Indians; banished 3

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    Economics over Religion Throughout history there have been two leading factors that lead a colony to success. These two factors are religion and economics or money. Which factor is more important? In my opinion‚ economics is more important because the colonists had many issues getting necessities‚ and if they had enough money for all that‚ their problems would all basically be gone. Economic stability and the success of the mercantile system made the establishment of the colonies in North America

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    ever. He or she is not able to do what they want like play video games‚ hang out with friends‚ eat whatever they want or anything fun that they want to do. With all that being said‚ being grounded is a minor punishment compared to being in prison. Just like there is a punishment for children when they do something wrong there is also a disciplinary action for adults that don’t follow the rules‚ in this case break the law. Even though being grounded is less serious than going to prison there are still

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    religion in the colonies

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    Since the very first colony was founded in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ religion played a very important role in America. Nine of the thirteen colonies had established churches. Having an established church meant you paid taxes for the support of that church whether or not you were a member. The colonies with official state or established churches of the Congregational (Puritan) church denomination consisted of Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Vermont. Colonies that remained a part of the original Church

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    but it also differed wildly from other colonies set up by England. Before we can test the nature of the relationship between both England and Ireland‚ it would be a good idea to establish what exactly a colony is and what one means by colonialism. We will tend look at America and how it was colony and then highlight some Irish examples but also show how Irish Tudor relation were a different proposition to the New World. Colony‚ Colonial and Colonialism So what are these concepts? Frederick

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