Puritan religious beliefs in America allowed all of the following except:
mandatory church attendance
live according to their rules
challenging religion government
connecting religion and government
Among the Puritans, it was understood that:
they would establish democratic government in America
clergymen would hold the most power political office
the purpose of government was to enforce God's laws
all adult white male land owners could vote for political leaders
According to Anne Hutchinson, a dissenter in Massachusetts Bay,
predestination was not a valid idea
the covenant of grace was more important
antinomianism was heresy
the covenant of works was more important
As the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams:
established religious freedom for all but Jews and Catholics
supported special privileges for the elite
established religious freedom for all
demanded religious attendance at all worships
The Portsmouth Compact was such an important document because:
It laid the foundation for equality of the races
it was the first democratic document in America
it was proof of land purchase for the Narragansett Indians
it was the first political document signed by a women in America
Roger Williams believed strongly in the Liberty of Conscience which said:
only the people who believed in the Puritan Church would get to heaven
it was acceptable to kill Indians because they did not believe in God
No one can know what God intended as the true form of religion
life is already predetermined and God chooses who goes to heaven when you are born
Roger Williams established Rhode Island in the year (__________) and Anne Hutchinson established Portsmouth in the year (____________).
1602; 1605
1636; 1638
1754; 1756
1879; 1981
