Chapter Study Outline I. England and the New World A. Reasons for England’s late entry 1. Protracted religious strife catholics persecuted by edward‚ mary becomes queen-executes protestants‚ mary’s rule makes reconciliation with rome impossible 2. Continuing struggle to subdue Ireland absorbed money and energy directed towards new world B. England and North America 3. Early ventures a. Humphrey Gilbert’s failed Newfoundland colony
Premium New England Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritan
The Early Chesapeake • The founding of Jamestown: -1607 Established their colony‚ named Jamestown -London company promoters had no desire of a family-centered community‚ there were no women in Jamestown -Captain John smith became council president in fall of 1608‚ later on smith left - • Reorganization -1609 the London company was changed to The Virginia company. From the king they got more power over the colony and also more land. -Winter of 1609-1610 became known as the “starving Time”
Premium Plymouth Colony Thirteen Colonies Massachusetts Bay Colony
of saving grace antinomianism – belief that those whom God had marked for salvation need not obey secular laws In Calvinist thought the “conversion” - was an intense‚ personal experience when God revealed an individual’s heavenly destiny In Puritan doctrine‚ the “elect” were also referred to as - “visible saints.” How did Henry VIII aid the entrance of Protestant beliefs into England? He broke England’s ties with the Catholic church. Why did King James I oppose the Separatists who wanted
Premium Slavery Thirteen Colonies New England
Textual Reading Guide for Module 1 ________________________________________ The Literature of Early America p. 1-5 1. The first Europeans to establish settlements on this continent did not call it America until the 18th century. What did these early settlers call it? The New World 2. The colonies that became the United States were - for the most part - inhabited by individuals from which European country? England 3. How much is known of the perspectives of the native inhabitants of this continent
Premium United States Americas Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The English Settle America The Pilgrims were not the first group of English people to live in America. The first group came in 1585‚ but their colony failed. They cam e for three reasons‚ to get rich‚ freedom of religion‚ and many people came because they wanted a better life. In 1607 the English started Jamestown in America. This town was in the Virginia colony. The English came to Jamestown to find gold and get rich. But they never found any. At first the Jamestown settlers didn’t want to grow
Premium Massachusetts Roger Williams Thirteen Colonies
Bay Colony. While the Mayflower Compact was not a sermon‚ it connects to Winthrop’s sermon in two ways. First‚ both are significant to the ships they were presented on‚ the Mayflower and Arabella‚ and the people on them are either part of the Pilgrims or Puritans. Second‚ both are devoted to God in one way or another‚ whether it be it to come together in God’s Glory at Plymouth or to deliver a sermon. Bradstreet’s poems about Queen Elizabeth were written after the queen had died while the monarchy was
Premium Massachusetts Puritan Poetry
economic hunger. In England‚ clashes between Catholics and Protestants‚ brought upon by the establishment of the Church of England in 1531 by King Henry VIII‚ placed many in complete disarray. The Separatist‚ befittingly termed‚ were a group of puritans sought out an escape from the institutionalize corruption and rituals practiced by both faiths. They believed solely in the authority of the Bible‚ and viewed unfounded rituals and means to reach salvation as corrupt. They also believed in society
Premium Slavery Thirteen Colonies English Reformation
Winthrop‚ who was the leader of the Puritans‚ stated that a model Christian is to remember that all of your possessions or gifts are His property and He may call for them back (Winthrop). Bradstreet shows this model
Premium Christianity Religion God
agreed to pay in return for half the profits of the venture‚ the pilgrims set of from Plymouth‚ England on the Mayflower. Upon their arrival the pilgrims drew up the Mayflower Compact‚ a set of rules chosen by the members on how the society should be based. The pilgrims endured a harsh winter and half of them died‚ but a local Indian names Squanto showed the pilgrims how to plant seeds and cultivate it‚ places to fish‚ etc. The pilgrims choose William Bradford as their governor‚ in hopes that a government
Premium Americas United States Christopher Columbus
AP US History Chapter 2 Identifications 1.) English Protestant Reformation: took place in 1530’s when King Henry VII broke with the Roman Catholic Church. 2.) “Sea Dogs”: English buccaneers who sought to promote the twin goals of Protestantism and plunder by seizing Spanish treasure ships and raiding Spanish settlements. 3.) Francis Drake: famous “sea dog” who returned in 1580 with his ship full of Spanish booty and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth on the deck of his ship. 4.) Sir
Premium Massachusetts Bay Colony Plymouth Colony