History 161 Ch. 4

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1.How did Roger Williams gain notoriety in New England?
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He challenged the religious leadership of Massachusetts's powerful men.
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2.After having spent a great deal of time with Native Americans, Roger Williams believed
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that Indian religion and culture was as good as that of the Puritans.
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3.Which colony attracted dissenters through the protection of "Liberty of Conscience?"
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Rhode Island
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4.New England Puritanism owed its religious roots to the
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Protestant Reformation of the early sixteenth century.
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5.How did King Henry VIII respond to the Protestant Reformation?
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He made himself the head of the Church of England.
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6.Which statement characterizes sixteenth-century English Puritanism?
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Puritans wanted to rid the Church of England of many features of Catholicism.
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7. What did English Puritans emphasize instead of Catholic rituals?
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A personal relationship with God
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8.How did the English monarchs James I and Charles I react to the ideas of Puritan reformers?
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Both enforced conformity to the Church of England.
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9.How did Puritans react when King Charles I dissolved Parliament in 1629?
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they prepared to leave England because they had lost their political voice.
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10.The Puritans, who described themselves as Separatists, believed that
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the Church of England was corrupt beyond redemption.
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11.Why was the charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company unique?
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It allowed the government of the company to be located in the colony.
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12. What was the goal of the Puritans who founded Massachusetts Bay colony?
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To reform the Church of England
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13. Who argued that the Puritans should be ìa city upon a hillî that would inspire the rest of the world?
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John Winthrop
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14. Most Puritans who settled Massachusetts Bay colony were either farmers or
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tradesmen.
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15. Unlike most other immigrant groups in American history, the migration to Puritan New England included
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reat number of complete families.
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16. According to the Puritan doctrine of predestination, how could one achieve salvation after death?
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Puritans could do nothing to alter God's ruling on their fate.
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17. Which statement characterizes Puritan communities in the first half of the seventeenth century?
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A high degree of religious conformity
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18. Why did Puritans keep churches out of the civil government of New England?
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Puritans did not want to emulate the Church of England.
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19. Why was the New England town meeting significant?
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Its popular political participation was unprecedented during the seventeenth century.
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20. Widespread political participation of males in New England town meetings led to
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a reinforcement of community conformity.
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21. How did Anne Hutchinson stir religious controversy in early Massachusetts?
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Hutchinson preached that many of the colony's leaders affirmed the covenant of works.
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22. How did the Boston church punish Anne Hutchinson?
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Excommunication
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23. Who left Massachusetts for Connecticut in 1636 after clashing with church leaders over the requirements for church membership?
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Thomas Hooker
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24. What happened to Puritans in England during the mid-seventeenth century?
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They ruled the nation from 1649 to 1660.
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25. What was seventeenth-century New England's biggest export?
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Fish
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26. Which factor allowed New England's population continue to grow steadily during the seventeenth century?
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The cold weather minimized the spread of life-threatening illnesses.
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27. By the 1680s, New England's religious consensus had weakened to the point that
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only 15 percent of adult males were church members in some towns.