1. Puritan Society
Calvinism- (John Calvin) 1536, Institutes of the Christian Religion

2. I. God was all powerful & humans weak because of initial sin
II. Destiny was predetermined elect & damned
III. No one could live a life of recklessness & sin

3. IV. Visible Saints-
1. Sought sign of salvation from god
2. Became an example of morality for others to follow

4. V. Puritans- “City Upon A Hill”

5. Origins of Puritans & Congregationalist
I. Charles I (1625) rules without Parliament
II. Puritans are persecuted

6. III. (1629) Puritan leaders (12) purchase trading company - Massachusetts Bay Company
IV. (1629) Receive charter
a ships & 1,000 settlers
b. Within 10 yrs. 20,000 settlers

7. Congregationalist
I. Puritan society organized around church
II Massachusetts education law- towns of 100 or more had to provide high school

8. III. Ministers elected by church- reform, preach & teach
IV.Congregation final authority

9. V.Massachusetts Bay Company
a. Charter did not mention specific location
b. John Winthrop (1st) governor carried charter across Atlantic

10. c. Transformed charter into a commonwealth- self governing political body

11. VI. Right of suffrage (franchise)
a. Shareholders/ freemen- general court & power of colony
b passed law that only allowed church members into the court due to growth & number of freemen

12. C. Generalcourt- still too big- each town elected two members
d. General court- became colonial legislature with power to pass laws

13. VII. Fundamental Orders
a. Settlers wanted more freedom & land
b. Minister Thomas Hooker- followed settlers to Connecticut
c. Fundamental Orders- developed in the commonwealth & congregationalist tradition

14. Puritan Effects on American Society
Covenanting tradition / forming governments & constitutions

15. II. Moral Attitudes & beliefs

16. III. American exceptionalism

17. IV. American sense of mission- diplomacy & foreign policy