Discuss

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Discuss

• Throughout history, people with different
  religious ideas have fought with each other. Can
  you think of any examples?
• Why do religious differences cause conflict?
• How else does religion affect society? Can it
  have positive aspects?

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1614 Map of New England by________________
John Smith
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The Puritan Migration to New England
Who were the Puritans? Why did they go to New
England?
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The story begins with ____________________________
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THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
Protestants
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Protestant Reformation in England

• 1534 England breaks ties w/Pope.
• Church of England (aka Anglican Church)
• Anglican Church is the same as Catholic, except
  king is highest authority.

Henry VIII
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Who were the Puritans?

• PURITANS Radical English Protestants who wanted
  the Anglican Church to rid itself of similarities
  to Catholicism.

John Cotton 1585-1625 An important Puritan
minister
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Calvin Influenced Puritan Belief

• Predestination Most souls will go to hell. God
  chose a few (the elect) at the beginning of time
  who will go to heaven.
• Conversion Signs that one is among the elect.
• Covenant of works God will reward or punish
  entire communities for the doings of its members.

John Calvin Protestant Swiss theologian whose
teachings influenced Puritans.
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Two kinds of Puritans
1.) Separatists want a complete break with
Anglican Church. 2.) Non-separatists want to
purify the church from within (more common type).
John Cotton Non-separatist
The Pilgrims - Separatists
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Why Puritans Left England

• Puritans believed God would punish England if the
  Anglican Church did not purify itself of Catholic
  practices.
• 1600s Puritans began facing persecution.

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Puritans migrated all over Britains North
American empire, but their settlement of New
England is particularly memorable
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The Pilgrims

• First group of Puritans to migrate to New England
• Separatists
• Moved to Holland first
• Horrified with the Dutchification of their
  children.
• Plymouth Company invests in a colony to be
  planted in Virginia

The Embarkation of the Pilgrims by Robert Weir,
painted 1843 (The Pilgrims are depicted leaving
Delft, Holland to meet The Mayflower in Plymouth
England)
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The Mayflower Arrives in New England

• Arrive in fall
• Most Indians are already dead from diseases
  caught from traders.
• Most Pilgrims die the first winter.
• Next year brings bountiful harvests and new
  births

The First Thanksgiving by Jennie Brownscombe,
painted 1914
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More Puritans Come to Massachusetts

• 1630 John Winthrop leads the Massachusetts Bay
  Companys new colony.
• They settle area between Boston and Salem (see
  map on previous slide)
• Set up a theocracy a state where the Church
  runs the government.

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Puritan Communities in Mass.

• Strong spirit of community
• Intense religious atmosphere
• No tolerance for religious dissent or
  disagreement in religious matters

Puritans believed that God would punish the
entire community if individual sins were not
punished by the community.
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Important Dissenters
ROGER WILLIAMS banished from Salem in 1636 for
many beliefs, among them, that Indians were equal
before God and deserved fair treatment.
Indians help him found Rhode Island, first colony
with total religious freedom
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Important Dissenters
Anne Hutchinson Antinomian heretic. Banished.
Founds Newport, Rhode Island
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Important Dissenters
MARY DYER Quaker Banished in 1638 Returned to
Boston. Banished again. Returned to
Boston. Banished again. Returned to Boston. The
were going to execute her, but instead, banished
her again. Returned to Boston to protest the
anti-Quaker law. This time, they hanged her. SHE
WAS THE ONLY PERSON TO DIE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
IN AMERICA
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Dissent Creates More Colonies

• Roger Williams founder of Rhode Island
• Anne Hutchinson antinomian moved to Rhode
  Island
• Other dissenters found New Hampshire, Connecticut