American Studies
Religion in America
History
The colonial period
Christian Protestants
Dissenters
A dissenter is one who disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc.
Disagreed with the established church
Created new communities
Escaped persecution
Pilgrim Fathers (1620)
The Pilgrims’ leadership came from the religious
congregations who had fled the volatile political
environment in England for the relative calm and
tolerance in The Netherlands.
From England, lived in Holland for a while
Their ship was called Mayflower
120 people, inc. 35 Puritans
Puritans (1630)
A group of English Reformed Protestants.
Massachusetts (state)
They sought to purify the Church of England from its Catholic practices.
Puritan Work Ethic
Critical of the church of England (and all other denominations)
New Eden
Manifest Destiny
Not religiously tolerant
Hard work = a means of pleasing God
Prosperity given by God, a reward
American trait: ambition to succeed materially
Religious diversity and religious hostility
Welsh and Dutch Calvinists
Scottish Presbyterians
Swedish and German Lutherans
Baptists
English Quakers
Roman Catholics
Jews
Religion in America
History
The colonial period
Christian Protestants
Dissenters
A dissenter is one who disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc.
Disagreed with the established church
Created new communities
Escaped persecution
Pilgrim Fathers (1620)
The Pilgrims’ leadership came from the religious
congregations who had fled the volatile political
environment in England for the relative calm and
tolerance in The Netherlands.
From England, lived in Holland for a while
Their ship was called Mayflower
120 people, inc. 35 Puritans
Puritans (1630)
A group of English Reformed Protestants.
Massachusetts (state)
They sought to purify the Church of England from its Catholic practices.
Puritan Work Ethic
Critical of the church of England (and all other denominations)
New Eden
Manifest Destiny
Not religiously tolerant
Hard work = a means of pleasing God
Prosperity given by God, a reward
American trait: ambition to succeed materially
Religious diversity and religious hostility
Welsh and Dutch Calvinists
Scottish Presbyterians
Swedish and German Lutherans
Baptists
English Quakers
Roman Catholics
Jews