8th grade american history ch.3 pg.39
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What was unusual about the charter granted to the Massachusetts Bay Company? What did this mean to the Puritans?
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composed of Puritan businessmen; Puritans would have a lot of control
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How did God use persecution in England to accomplish His will for the New England colonies?
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The colonies of New England would have freedom of religion and would make America great
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*Explain what Governor Winthrop meant when he said the Puritans were to be \"a city upon a hill.\"
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*an example to the world
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Why did the Massachusetts Bay colony succeed?
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the brought more settlers and established more colonies
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*(test) Why was Harvard College founded?
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*to prepare young men for ministry
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*What was the Puritans' main reason for teaching children to read?
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*to read the Bible
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Name two early colonial missionaries to the Indians.
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Algonquin Bible, Martha's Vineyard
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What is the Puritan work ethic?
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man is called to work, all work has a sense of nobility, a Christian serves God best by working diligently and faithfully in his calling
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Charles the first
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King, issued a charter for the formation of the Massachusetts
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*John Winthrop
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*first governor of colony made by Puritans
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1630
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fleet of ships carrying 1,000 settlers into Massachusetts Bay
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*\"Great Migration\"
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*of Puritans to the New World
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Ole Deluder Satan Act
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established first town school system in America
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Algonquin Bible
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first Bible to be printed in America, translated to Algonquin by John Eliot
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Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England
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still used among Indians a century later, brought thousands of Indians to the Gospel
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\"praying Indians\"
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many congregations
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Martha's Vineyard
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ministry to Indians
