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<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] In the early American colonies from the earliest days of the Jamestown colony until 1700, colonists from Britain settled along the east coast in areas now known as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Virginia. While we think of these colonists as coming to find religious freedom.…
<== Previous (Church History) Lesson <== Previous (Ancient History) Lesson Today, we will discuss religious toleration and the consequences of the Thirty Years War as well as the expansion of Roman power after the Punic Wars on our Zoom call. The call information is below if you need it. [zoom_api_link…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] This post has been reposted in full from Tom Richey’s blog at https://www.tomrichey.net/blog/the-thirty-years-war-ap-euro-lecture-notes scroll to the bottom for the video. The Thirty Years’ War was a European continental war that took place from 1618-1648 (thirty years!). Most of the fighting took place in the Holy Roman Empire, although the…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] The ability to seek the truth about God and live according to our beliefs has been an essential part of American order from the beginning. No other nation has such robust protection of religious freedom. It didn’t start perfectly, nor is it perfect today, but James…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Just like in class, Fridays will be a day for a quiz and maybe something fun that we missed during the week. If you took notes (like you should) during the week then this should be a breeze. If not, then feel free to look back…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] I think the Puritans get a bad rap. In our modern times, which are marked with a quest for individual rights and sexual freedom, Puritan has come to mean a religious snob who does his best to keep people from having fun. H.L. Mencken was an…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] In Story of Christianity by David Bentley Hart, read the chapter “Colonies and Missions” on pages 281-287. Converted by Love or Force Columbus gave the island that he landed on a proper Spanish name as he claimed it for Ferdinand and Isabella. He called it San…
7th Grade Zoom Meeting at 9am <== Previous lesson [responsivevoice_button] Nearly everyone recognizes the year 1492 for the noteworthy achievement of a sailor named Christopher Columbus. But before we get to the fateful journey of that Genoese merchant, we must look at what brought the leaders of Spain to the…
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[responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] This was an ugly time in which the political head of the church was a bit of an embarrassment. However, Thomas Cranmer and other Archbishops of Canterbury were molding this new Anglicanism (Church of England) in a way that didn’t completely separate with…
[responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Read Story of Christianity chapter “Schism and War: Early Modern Europe” pgs. 273-280. As you read, please answer the quiz questions below. I will review each test individually and record your score in FACTS. Also, when you are done with this quiz, please…