HIST 2055 : Quiz 1 Continued
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People not place: when 2nd ship arrived in 1588 roanoke was abandoned. Indians possibly attacked or settlers ran out of food: most of first settlers were soldiers. The only women were prostitutes: first english child to be born was in roanoke: virginia. Problem: tobacco dries out the land, so you can"t grow twice on the same land. Religious exile : new england settlement, composition of migration, massachusetts bay company, john winthrop. The idea of god coming down could be seen as snowing: earthquakes, rainbows, sun rising or going down. This could be a sign of the bible telling us something . Convinced the idea of hell: morality based people. If the elders agreed that it was indeed god telling the person that they were saved, that person became part of the elect . Full church members, but only elected men who could vote in church and secular elections; 40% of male population.
