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Settling the Northern Colonies

I. The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism > A. "Protestant Reformation" started by Martin Luther >> 1. Wrote the 95 Thesis >> 2. Denounced authority of priests & popes >> 3. Only source of God's word - Bible > B. John Calvin elaborated Luther's ideas >> 1. Basic doctrine in Latin-1563 >> 2. Ideas formed "Calvinism" > C. 1530s-King Henry VIII breaks ties w/ Roman Catholic Church > D. "Puritans" wanted Catholicism out of Church of England faster > E. "Seperatists" broke away from Church of England > F. King James I threatened to harass Seperatists out of land

II. The Pilgrims End Their Pilgrimage at Plymouth > A. Seperatists to America for freedom, settled in Plymouth Bay > B. Captain Myles Standish-Indian fighter/negotiater > C. Mayflower Compact-crude govt. & regulations > D. First Thanksgiving in England-1629

III. The Bay Colony Bible Commonwealth > A. Charles I dismissed parliament-1629 >> 1. Persecuted Archbishop William Laud > B. 1629-non seperatist Puritans secured charter to form MBC > C. Great Migration-1630s, 70,000 refugees left England for America > D. John Winthrop-Bay Colony's 1st governer

IV. Building the Bay Colony > A. Winthrop didn't like democracy > B. Puritans=visible saints > C. John Cotton, devoted Puritan who had much influence > D. Protestant ethic-serious commitment to work