with ultimately grant success and‚ always relating to religion‚ make God happy to witness the community’s unity. Religion as a whole was a powerful catalyst is the social development in New England. This is prominently shown in the Enlarged Salem Covenant of 1636‚ which discusses the people of this society‚ “Promising also unto our best ability to teach
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create another monarchial government like the one they had just escaped in Europe and by signing this contract; they all agreed to do what was best for the community. These views appeared in many other New England communities as well. The Enlarged Salem Covenant of 1636 states that the townspeople “do hereby promise to carry our selves in all lawful obedience to those that are over us‚ in Church or Commonwealth‚ knowing how pleasing it will be to the Lord.” (Doc C) The Puritans believed that God gave
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Chapter 4: American Life in the 17th Century‚ 1607-1692 1. William Berkeley - He was a British colonial governor of Virginia from 1642-52. He showed that he had favorites in his second term which led to the Bacon’s rebellion in 1676 ‚which he ruthlessly suppressed. He had poor frontier defense. 2. Nathaniel Bacon - was a colonist of the Virginia Colony‚ famous as the instigator of Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676‚ which collapsed when Bacon himself died from dysentery. 3. Cotton Mather – was a
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a Protestant group of people‚ they believed in a God‚ or a Supreme Being‚ and acknowledged Him as their superior. They also applied this to all other higher authorities by respecting those at a higher rank than their own. As stated in the Salem Covenant of 1636‚ “We do hereby promise to carry ourselves in all lawful obedience to those that are over us...” (Doc C) they promised to obey those with a higher authority. But‚ they made sure that one man did not have too much power or authority‚ because
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throughout history‚ Erikson points out several aspects of how we see deviance. After researching Puritan lifestyle and the corresponding influences of deviance‚ Erikson explores the Antinomian Controversy‚ the Quaker Invasion‚ and the Witches of Salem Village. In his first chapter‚ Erikson gives regard to a foremost leader in sociology; Emile Durkheim. As he notes‚ crime is really a natural kind of social activity. If crime is a natural part of society‚ there is definitely an indication that
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AP® United States History 2010 Free-Response Questions The College Board The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board is composed of more than 5‚700 schools‚ colleges‚ universities and other educational organizations. Each year‚ the College Board serves seven million students and their parents‚ 23‚000 high schools‚ and 3‚800 colleges through major programs and services in
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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
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The puritan story was a story of many things; from the landing of the first group of puritans in New England‚ to the formation and trouble of the bay colony bible commonwealth‚ to the puritans versus Indians‚ ending with the New England family. This story wouldn’t be anything without the help of the one and only King Henry VIII. It was King’s‚ tie breaking with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530’s that launch the reformation of the protestant church. The reformation of the church led to a group
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days‚ so anything they said wasn’t really heard. So what Anne was doing was kind of a “threat” to the men. John Winthrop then took her into custody‚ because he accused her of Antinomianism. This action led to the famous “Antinomian Controversy” in 1636-1637. She was convicted and ended up being banished from the colony. Anne Hutchinson’s story shows us the hardships endured by women in those days‚ and the value of freedom. John Winthrop- He was one of the first founders and Governor of the Massachusetts
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I. Changes Leading to Exploration A. Expulsion of Moors in Spain and reunification of the country under Catholic rulers Isabella and Ferdinand caused an age of exploration and expansion. B. After German Monk Martin Luther posted his 95 theses against church abuses‚ there was a powerful movement away from the Catholic Church called the Protestant Reformation‚ causing the Roman Catholic countries to secure their power in the world by converting
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