Which group settled Plymouth and which group settled Massachusetts Bay?
Separatists settled Plymouth, and Puritans settled Massachusetts Bay.
What country did England defeat in a sea battle and thus increase her power in world affairs?
Spain
What emphasis did Luther make in his teaching that was a creation to the Catholic teaching of salvation by works?
Salvation by faith
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What is the idea of the divine right of the kings?
It was the idea that if God had placed kings on their thrones that their decisions could not be questioned.
What colonies were names for Charles the II
North and South Carolina
What was the predominant form of religious practice in the colonies?
Anglican
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America, and when was it founded?
Jamestown, 1607
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What do we call the points of debate he raised about this practice?
95 Theses
What was the outcome of all the fears and accusations regarding witches in Salem?
20 people were executed as witches.
What was the Roman Catholic Church's relationship to secular governments in medieval Europe?
It was a wealthy, powerful institution that exerted considerable influence over kings and politics.
From what country did England take the colony that became New York?
The Netherlands
What priest and scholar challenged this practice?
Martin Luther
What English ruler broke with Rome and established the Church of England?
Henry VIII
What was the most common reasons for people to come from Europe to America?
To get a new start, have religious freedom, seek power and wealth. Slaves were brought against their will.
Who led the founding of the Connecticut colony?
Thomas Hooker
Who sailed to a "new founde land" for England in 1497?
John Cabot
What was the dominant theology in the colonies?
Calvanism
What were the two sides in the English civil war?
The Royalists and the Puritans.
How did the Protestant Reformation affect exploration and political thought?
Lands conquered by the Spanish became Catholic, and lands conquered by the English accepted religious diversity.
What was the first English attempt to establish a colony in North America and what happened to it?
Roanoke in 1585 and it had disappeared by 1590
What is "mercantilism"
The idea that government should actively help business, especially in foreign trade and in establishing overseas colonies.
What did Henry the VIII do to be rid of his first wife?
He broke with the pope and declared himself to be the head of the chruch in England so he could have the marriage annulled.
Define puritans and seperatists.
Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England, while separatists wanted to practice their faith outside of the Church of England.
What happened in European politics as a result of the reformation?
Conflicts erupted within countries between Protestants and Catholics and wars erupted between Catholic monarchies and Protestant monarchies.
What colony was meant to be a haven for persecuted Catholics?
Maryland
What was a praticularly questionable practice of the Roman Catholic Church?
The selling of indulgences: a contribution to the church was said to release a soul from pergatory.
Which colony did Roger Williams begin?
Rhode Island
How did witchcraft arise in Salem, Massachusetts?
The influence of a slave from the West Indies who practiced witchcraft.
What religious group is associated with the founding of Pennsylvania?
Quakers
What was the original purpose for the colony of Georgia?
To be an economic venture, to be a buffer between the other English colonies and Spanish-controlled Florida, a model society, a haven for persecuted believers
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