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Questions 5-9 refer to the excerpt below. I observe the great and wonderful mist...

Oct 7, 2023

Questions 5-9 refer to the excerpt below. I observe the great and wonderful mistake, both our own and our fathers, as to the civil powers of this world, acting in spiritual matters. I have read...the last will and testament of the Lord Jesus over many times, and yet I cannot find by one tittle of that testament that if He had been pleased to have accepted of a temporal crown and government that ever He would have put forth the least finger of temporal or civil power in the matters of His spiritual affairs and Kingdom. Hence must it lamentably be against the testimony of Christ Jesus for the civil state to impose upon the souls of the people a religion, a worship, a ministry, oaths (in religious and civil affairs), tithes, times, days, marryings, and buryings in holy ground....” Roger Williams, 1652 5. The Puritans believed that the freedom to practice religion should be extended to (A) Puritans only (B) all Protestants only (C) all Christians only (D) all Jews and Christians only 6. Consistent with the excerpt above, Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay in 1636 for advocating (A) the separation of church and state (B) women’s suffrage (C) bigamy (D) the export of tobacco 7. The First Great Awakening can be seen as a direct response to which of the following? (A) Puritanism (B) The Enlightenment (C) Transcendentalism (D) Existentialism 8. Puritan emigration from England came to a near halt between the years 1649 and 1660 because, during that period, (A) most English Puritans were imprisoned for heresy (B) most Puritans converted to Catholicism (C) the New England settlement had become too overcrowded, and colonial legislatures strongly discouraged immigration (D) the Puritans controlled the English government 9. Which of the following documents encouraged church membership in the Massachusetts Bay Colony? (A) The Mayflower Compact (B) The Fundamental Orders (C) The Halfway Covenant (D) The Cambridge Agreement

Key Concept

KC-2.2.II The Puritans and their separatist counterparts, the Pilgrims, sought to establish an entirely Puritan commonwealth where they could practice their religion without interference.

Explanation

The Puritans believed in a strict interpretation of Christianity and did not tolerate other religions. They believed that only Puritans should have the freedom to practice their religion. 6.

Key Concept

KC-2.2.II Roger Williams, a Puritan minister who believed in the separation of church and state, was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636.

Explanation

Roger Williams was a strong advocate for the separation of church and state, a belief that was in direct conflict with the Puritan leaders of Massachusetts Bay Colony. As a result, he was banished from the colony. 7.

Key Concept

KC-3.1.I The First Great Awakening was a religious revival that swept through the colonies in the mid-18th century. It was a response to the Enlightenment, a movement that emphasized reason and science over religious faith.

Explanation

The First Great Awakening was a reaction to the Enlightenment, which was seen as a threat to religious faith. The revival emphasized emotional, experiential religion as a counter to the rationalism of the Enlightenment. 8.

Key Concept

KC-2.1.II During the period known as the Interregnum (1649-1660), the Puritans controlled the English government under Oliver Cromwell.

Explanation

During the Interregnum, the Puritans had control of the English government, which made emigration to the New World less necessary. As a result, Puritan emigration slowed significantly during this period. 9.

Key Concept

KC-2.2.II The Halfway Covenant was a form of partial church membership created in New England in 1662.

Explanation

The Halfway Covenant was a policy adopted by the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to encourage church membership among the second generation of colonists. It allowed the children of baptized but unconverted church members to be baptized and thus become church members themselves.

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