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The Development of Protestantism
Pilgrim Fathers
Who were the Pilgrim Fathers?
The Pilgrim Fathers also called Pilgrims were people who suffered religious persecution in England and went to Holland and later arrived in America in 1620 in a ship called Mayflower and built the Plymouth colony.
Equality of Opportunity and Competition
1. Immigrants have always come for equality of opportunity --- the belief that everyone should have an equal chance to __________. succeed
TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES AND BELIEFS
What is the most popular religion in the United States? Christianity.
God Bless America
God bless America, land that I love Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with the light from above From the mountains to the prairies To the oceans white with foam God bless America, my home sweet home From the mountains to the prairies To the oceans white with foam God bless America, my home sweet home God bless America, my home sweet home
The price for equality of 2. __________________________ opportunity is competition __________________________.
Material Wealth and Hard Work
1. Immigrants have traditionally come for material wealth --- the chance for living a higher standard of _________. 2. _____________________________ The price for material _______________________. wealth is hard work
Amercian Puritan
They were all idealists like their European brothers. They came to the new continent with the dream that they would build the new land into an Eden on earth. -----American Dream They were more practical maybe because of the severe conditions they faced.
三百年前到达此地的五月花清教徒， 改变了这一块土地的命运，也因而改 变了这一个世界的命运。 -----罗斯福
在所有的发达国家，美国大概是一个对酒管 制最严的国家。也许，这和美国的历史也有 关系。美国最初的一批移民，是受到英国迫 害逃出来的清教徒，他们比天主教徒更重视 对于“十诫”和其他宗教诫律的实行，更重 视“修身养性”。 -----林达 《近距离看美国之一，历史深处的忧虑》
The American Belief in equality of opportunity means that______ a. all Americans are rich. b. Americans believe that everyone should be equal. c. everyone should have an equal chance to succeed.
There are no titles of nobility in the United States today because___. a. no one likes aristocrats. b. the church does not allow it. c. they are forbidden by the Constitution.
Material Success, Hard Work, and Self-Discipline
The Protestant Work Ethic or the Puritan Work Ethic
Material Success, Hard Work, and Self-Discipline
Volunteerism and Humanitarianism
In the United States, learning to compete successfully is_____. a. part of growing up. b. not seen as healthy by most people. c. not necessary, because Americans believe in equality.
Individual Freedom and Self-Reliance
1. The early settlers came to the North American continent for individual freedom---the most basic of all the American Values. 2. The price for individual freedom is _________________. Self-reliance
The American belief in selfreliance means that ______ a. receiving money from charity, family, or the government is never allowed. b. if a person is very dependent on others, he or she will be respected by others. c. people must take care of themselves and be independent, or risk losing their personal freedom.
Traditionally, immigrants have been able to raise their standard of living by coming to the United states because ______. a. Americans value money more than anything else. b. there were such abundant natural resources. c. the rich have shared their wealth with the poor.
Early settlers came to the North American continent and established colonies mainly because they wanted to be free from______. a. the power of kings, priests, and noblemen. b. the influence of their families. c. the problems of poverty and hunger.
Who were the Puritans?
Puritanism
Puritans wanted to “purify the church” to its original state because they thought the church was corrupted. Predestination Original sin Total depravity Limited atonement

/ Saving lives Building futures Empowering youth
Born-Again Christians and the Religious Right
Around 1986, Bush quit drinking. He then began studying the Bible and Christian philosophy, and participating in church and community study groups. Following a personal meeting and exchange with Reverend Billy Graham, he became a born-again Chrisre wealthy, welleducated gentlemen in England who wanted to purify the Church of England. Dissatisfied with the political corruption and threatened by religious persecution in England, the Puritan leaders saw the New World as a refuge provided by God for those He meant to save. So in 1630, the great Puritan migration began.