Terms we’ve learned to Terms we’ve learned to lovelove

November 5, 2008November 5, 2008

Teaching American HistoryTeaching American History

Meanings are not timelessMeanings are not timeless

LibertyLiberty EqualityEquality PropertyProperty DemocracyDemocracy GodGod

Freedom/LibertyFreedom/Liberty

PuritansPuritans LibertyLiberty

NaturalNatural MoralMoral

Puritans (New England)Puritans (New England)

Law—two court systemsLaw—two court systems Church Church CivilCivil

Anne Hutchinson—Winthrop judge Anne Hutchinson—Winthrop judge and prosecutorand prosecutor

AnneHutchinson

Freedom of ReligionFreedom of Religion

Practice as they wishedPractice as they wished Forbid all othersForbid all others freeman=citizen=church member=malefreeman=citizen=church member=male

King Charles IKing Charles I

1625-1649

First Amendment First Amendment

Congress shall make no law Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; . . .exercise thereof; . . .

Martin LutherMartin Luther

1483-1546

JOHNCALVIN

1509-1564

VirginiaVirginia

Liberty and EqualityLiberty and Equality

Virginia governmentVirginia government Governor and councilGovernor and council House of BurgessHouse of Burgess

VotersVoters All white free menAll white free men 1670--only landowners1670--only landowners

Thomas Jefferson in Declaration of Thomas Jefferson in Declaration of Independence: Independence: all men are created equal and endowed all men are created equal and endowed

by their Creator with inalienable rights by their Creator with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. happiness.