ETST 012 Lecture 2: Settler Colonialism, Manifest Destiny, and American Exceptionalism
26 Jun 2018
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ETST 012 Lecture 2: Settler Colonialism, Manifest Destiny, and American Exceptionalism
Lecture 1.9: An Errand Into the Wilderness
●The Arbella
○Sailed from England to Salem, April 8 - June 12, 1630, giving legal birth to the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
●Puritans
○A sect of English Reformed Protestants
○Believed that the Reformation had not gone far enough
○An activist (and separatist) movement within the Church of England
○Sought to “purify” the Church of England from Catholicism
○Anti-ecclesiastical authority and church administration
○Congregationalist churches are descendants of Puritanism
●The Protestant Reformation
○A conflict within the Catholic Church in the 16th century (1500s) Europe
○Began with Martin Luther’s publication of Ninety-Five Theses
(1517) and ending
with the Peace of Westphalia (after the Thirty Years’ War) in 1648
○Began with the critique of the Catholic Church:
■The sale of indulgences (buy your way out of Purgatory)
■Merit of the saints (worship of saints)
■Religious authorities and administrators (clergy)
○Separatist movements were primarily Lutherans and Calvinists, followers of
Martin Luther and John Calvin, respectively (now unified under the umbrella
term: Protestant
)
○Protestants believed in:
■Sola scriptura (scripture alone): scripture is the source of religious
authority
■Sola fide (faith alone): faith in Jesus (and not good works) is the only way
to obtain pardon for sin
●The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony
○A colonization of new territories by England
○1630s -20,000 people migrated to New England
○Territory settled covered what is now Massachusetts, in central New England
○Expanded to include portions of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and
Connecticut
○Predominantly Puritans, leaders were Puritan religious leaders
○Intolerant of other religious views (including Anglicans, Quakers, and Baptists
○Indian Wars:
■Pequot War (1636-38)
■King Phillip’s War (1675-78)
○1684- conflict with England leads to the revocation of the colonial charter
Document Summary
Etst 012 lecture 2: settler colonialism, manifest destiny, and american exceptionalism. Sailed from england to salem, april 8 - june 12, 1630, giving legal birth to the. Believed that the reformation had not gone far enough. An activist (and separatist) movement within the church of england. Sought to purify the church of england from catholicism. A conflict within the catholic church in the 16th century (1500s) europe. Began with martin luther"s publication of ninety-five theses. Began with the critique of the catholic church: with the peace of westphalia (after the thirty years" war) in 1648 (1517) and ending. The sale of indulgences (buy your way out of purgatory) Merit of the saints (worship of saints) Separatist movements were primarily lutherans and calvinists, followers of. Martin luther and john calvin, respectively (now unified under the umbrella term: protestant. Sola scriptura (scripture alone): scripture is the source of religious.
