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Explore the Protestant Reformation with Martin Luther and John Calvin, Henry VIII's Church of England, Queen Elizabeth's reign, and Roanoke Island's mysteries in the context of England's growing empire and colonization attempts in the New World.
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PROTESTANT ENGLANDAND ITS GROWING EMPIRE The Protestant Reformation Martin Luther John Calvin Henry VIII Queen Elizabeth Roanoke Island
The Protestant Reformation • Martin Luther: 1517 and the 95 theses • Protested Catholic corruption, wealth, power • Translated Bible into German • God’s grace, not Priest, path to salvation. • John Calvin: Geneva • Predestination, the “Elect.” • Protestant Ethic • Individualistic, democratic • Hard Work, Thrift, Temperance • Max Weber:Prot. Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism
Protestant England Expands • Henry VIII: divorces Catherine of Aragon • Starts Church of England: 1534 • Protestant w/ many Catholic ceremonies • Puritans / Separatist want pure Protestantism • Queen Elizabeth: Head of Church • Sir Francis Drake, “The Sea Dog” • Wins war with Spanish Armada (1588) • England tries to take over Ireland
England and the New World • John Cabot explores Newfoundland 1497 • Sebastian Cabot: Hudson Bay 1508 • England claims North America • Elizabeth avoids American colonization • Push/Pull from England 1580-1650: pop • explosion, city poverty, primogenitor, religious freedom, land, escape troubles, new life • Propaganda: Richard Hakluyt: get rich • Roanoke Island: Sir Walter Raleigh • First colony fails • Second colony vanishes 1590