Chapter 4
How did the English monarchs James I and Charles I react to the ideas of Puritan reformers?
Both enforced conformity to the Church of England.
Which factor contributed to Charles II's making William Penn the proprietor of a new colony?
Charles II hoped to rid England of Quakers.
John Winthrop referred to Anne Hutchinson and her followers as antinomians, people who believed that
Christians could be saved by faith alone.
Compared to the colonies to the north and south, the population of New Netherland was
Diverse
After having spent a great deal of time with Native Americans, Roger Williams believed
English colonists should respect the Indians' culture
How did the Boston church punish Anne Hutchinson?
Excommunication
How did King Henry VIII respond to the Protestant Reformation?
He made himself the head of the Church of England
Who argued that the Puritans should be "a city upon a hill" that would inspire the rest of the world?
John Winthrop
Why did the Wampanoag Indians attack New England settlements in 1675?
New Englanders had been steadily encroaching on land the Indians needed to survive.
What major change occurred in New Netherland in 1664?
New Netherland became New York
The majority of accused witches came from which segment of the population?
Older women
New England Puritanism owed its religious roots to the
Protestant Reformation of the early sixteenth century
According to the Puritan doctrine of predestination, how could one achieve salvation after death?
Puritans could do nothing to alter God's ruling on their fate.
Which statement characterizes sixteenth-century English Puritanism?
Puritans wanted to rid the Church of England of many features of Catholicism.
What characterized colonial commerce by the end of the seventeenth century?
Strong ties to England because of royal supervision of merchants and shippers
Which factor allowed New England's population to continue to grow steadily during the seventeenth century?
The cold weather minimized the spread of life-threatening illnesses.
Why did the English continue the Dutch policy of religious toleration in seventeenth century New York?
The diversity of the population prevented them from imposing a uniform religion
What consequence did religious toleration in Quaker-dominated Pennsylvania have for colonists?
They did not have to pay taxes to maintain a state-supported church.
Who left Massachusetts for Connecticut in 1636 after clashing with church leaders over the requirements for church membership?
Thomas Hooker
What was William Penn's goal for his new colony?
To establish a genuinely Quaker colony in the Americas
What was the goal of the Puritans who founded Massachusetts Bay colony?
To reform the Church of England
What became the defining characteristic of Massachusetts citizenship after it became a royal colony in 1691?
Wealth
Most Puritans who settled Massachusetts Bay colony were either farmers or
tradesmen
By the 1680s, New England's religious consensus had weakened to the point that
only 15 percent of adult males were church members in some towns.
