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VI-The Puritans
• A) Before 1517,
There was only one
Christian Church a
person could join, The
Roman Catholic
Church.
• What changed?
• B) Martin Luther- A
German monk
becomes upset with
the corruption of the
Roman Catholic
Church.
• 1) He openly protests
the Church and
demands reform.
• 2) Luther starts the
PROTESTANT
REFORMATION.
• 3) This was the first
time Christians not
only protested against
the Pope, but began to
leave the Catholic
Church
• C) The Reformation
starts the new
Protestant Christian
Church with no ties to
Rome.
• 1) England officially
adopts the Protestant
Church, but some
think the reform is not
extreme enough.
• D) Puritans- a group
of worshipers who
felt that the new
Protestant church was
not “pure” enough.
• 1) Fearing
persecution, they
decide to start their
own church in the
New World.
2) Persecution- pursue with
harassing or oppressive treatment
• E) 120 of these
Puritan “Pilgrims”
sail on the
MAYFLOWER and
land in Massachusetts.
• 1) Pilgrim- a person
who goes on a
religious journey
• 2) Like Jamestown, ½
of settlers die in the
first winter.
• 3) With the help of
the local native tribe,
the Puritans learn to
adapt to their new
environment.
• 4) The colony grows
and prospers
• F) Many Puritans
begin sailing for the
New World. The
MASSACHUSETTS
BAY COLONY is
formed.
• 1) American folklore
says the Pilgrims
came here for
religious freedom, but
• 2) They only allowed settlers to worship
God THEIR WAY.
• 3)Anyone who spoke out against the
Puritan Church was banished.
• IS THIS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM?