Hist 2010 1st Edition Lecture 8Outline of Last LectureC. British CaribbeanD. Maryland(1632)E. Carolinas (1663)F. The Georgia Experiment (1723)Outline of Current LectureI. “A City Upon a Hill”: Puritan New EnglandA. Massachusetts: escape persecution1. Roots of New England Settlers’ Discontent2. Pilgrims (Separatists): separate church entirely3. Settlement of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630)4. Organization of Puritan Towns5. The Puritan Migration6. An Established Religion (Puritan Church)The New England ColoniesI. “A City Upon a Hill”: Puritan New EnglandA. Massachusetts: escape persecution1. Roots of New England Settlers’ Discontent King Henry VIII (Church of England) Needs a male heir to the thrown Catherine of Aragon but wants to marry Ann Bolin 1534 England is no longer a Catholic countryDefinition of Puritan They want to purify the church and will not remain in the Church of EnglandProblems with Church of England (protestant) Est. out of personal reasons of the King Individual churches have Bishop over them The churches was Fancy “Guady”These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Wearing fancy garments Rituals and ceremony’s Did not like that the King was the head of the church2. Pilgrims (Separatists): separate church entirely Definition of PilgrimPlymouth (1620) To come to Virginia from Holland “blown off course” because they did not want to go to Virginia because they were the Church of EnglandWilliam Bradford Lead the “pilgrims” from Holland to Virginia on the Mayflower They land in Massachusetts with no permission to settle Reliance on Native Americans Squanto walks out of the woods and greeted them Taught the pilgrims to farm and build Fall of 1621 “Thanksgiving”3. Settlement of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630) Charles I is secretly catholic and his wife is opening catholic 1625 a new Archbishop So many look to America for refuge Settled by PuritansJohn Winthrop Leader of the Puritans “A Model of Christian Charity” Sermon by Winthrop He lays out the kind of settlement they want to build in America “City Upon a Hill” beacon of light in a dark world Different than Virginia company of LondonGovernment Have elections Elect a governorGovernor and General Court (legislature)Town Meetings/Meeting House Town meetings to make decisions for town Every town has a meeting houseDefinition of Saints Only want saints to elect and hold office Full fledge members of the church4. Organization of Puritan Towns To promote community Have neighborhood and a few acres Farmland is outside of the town5. The Puritan Migration Came in family’s (also another difference between Virginia) First they do in Massachusetts establish a official religion Wanted everyone to worship the Puritan way 6. An Established Religion (Puritan Church)Congregationalism Each individual church runs its own affairs About being called to become a ministerConversion Relation How to become a Puritan Relating their converging experience “testimony” Meeting at the end of service and they would have to tell them how they came to know Jesus and it was on a vote by the churchCalvinism and the “Elect” (Predestination) Followers of John Calvin Predestination: before the foundation of the world God has determined who is going to heaven or hell A man can’t determine his own destination afterlifeImportance of Works To know you are
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