HIST 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: John Calvin, Squanto, Puritans
19 May 2017
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The rise of puritanism: people that settled new england, formerly known as congregationalists, unhappy with the church of england (anglican church, henry vii becomes head of church of england. Broke away from catholic church (only difference was having the king as the leader: pu(cid:396)ita(cid:374)s sought to (cid:862)pu(cid:396)ify(cid:863) the chu(cid:396)(cid:272)h of e(cid:374)gla(cid:374)d, calvinism. Society is built upon biblical/christian practices: liberty, right to worship, self-government. A liberty to that, only which is good. You are free & have the liberty to live in a biblical commonwealth. Pilgrims of plymouth: the mayflower (1620, the mayflower compact. 1st written frame of government: settled in abandoned indian villages. Indians wiped out by disease: squanto & thanksgiving. Great migration: massachusetts bay company (1629) To further puritan causes & expand trade with indians. Lecture #4: new england compared to chesapeake. Between 9 &14 children on avg. in family. Puritan family: men at head of household, women had the right to divorce & go to church, women.
