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-had duty from God to colonize
-promoted and encouraged settlement |
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| -The government has a duty to regulate trade between colonies and England |
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| favorable balance of trade |
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-export more than import
-forced to buy wool/cloth only from England
-can't create wool/cloth for selves
-would make valuable materials for England |
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| full employment for all citizens |
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-trouble: other countries selling wool/cotton for lower prices
-close off land for sheep to make wool
-families evicted
-useful/productive citizens would reduce threat of revolution |
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-British Parliament put together all laws to regulate trade
-Profit out of colonies go to England |
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| Private/public enterprises that sold stock to wealthy English people who elected officers for the company to get high profits. |
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| Monopoly that owned land from PA, FL, to the Pacific. People were sent to get money for the VA Co. |
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| First permanent settlement in 1607. |
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| tobacco plantation system |
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| Few people had a monopoly, and it was distributed unevenly. |
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| Poor English would sign a contract stating that they would work 4-7 years, receiving tools, clothes, etc. After the time was up they would get a portion of land and be free again. |
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| Government with laws and property qualifications. |
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-Nathaniel Bacon sided with the poor
-The rich poisoned Bacon
-Whites & blacks
-Many died
-Rebels hanged
-Class based revolution |
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| brought slaves from Africa |
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-from Geneva, Switzerland
-Calvinists
-men are basically evil, not good
-can't lose salvation |
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| Doctrine of Predestination |
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| Belief that humans have no free will, and there is no way to influence if we go to heaven or hell. All aspects of our life have been predetermined by God when he created the universe. |
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| The way one knew if they were going to heaven/hell; would come to a strong conviction that they were predestined to heaven & could be full church members/participants. |
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-between God/allies & devils/allies
-would take place in England
-Satan would be crushed, God would win |
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| Jesus would be back and rule as king for 1000 years. Christ and his followers would ascend to heaven & sit at the right hand of the father while others would go to hell. History would come to an end. |
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| Doctrine of Free Will (or Good Works) |
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| can do good or sinful works; we have choice to behave in a godly manner |
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-3 contracts with humans: Adam/Eve, Jews, whole human race
-Would give those predestined to Heaven a visible sign |
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| To live together in love on land; obedience to God, village elders, officials; in harmony/peace with others and self. |
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- -Founder of the Baptist Church -Exiled him and followers to wilderness: Rhode Island
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| English Civil war (1640-49) |
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-King Charles vs. Bishops
-Ch. of E=LOSE
-English Puritans=WIN |
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-first generation always experienced conversions
-American born children/grandkids didn't have conversions
-crisis: no conversions, no voters/ministers/church members/office
-gave up, couldn't make distinction between saved & damned |
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-meeting to change rules of being a Puritan
-not necessary to have conversion experience to vote or hold office |
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-disputes over land
-many forced to leave villages to other parts of Maine |
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-every individual called to fill occupational place in society
-thought wealthy people spent too much time with materialistic things, not religion
-MA became less secular, more materialistic
-wealthy more trusted
-if you have wealth, God blessed you |
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| Sermons calling on the Puritans to repent of their sins |
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