Religion affected everything in seventeenth century British North America. It affected political power, social status, and also had economical influences. Religion possessed a huge significance in seventeenth century, especially in British North America. Religion had a large role in people’s lives in England and nothing changed when the British came to the new world. It was in fact the main reason for many people coming to the new world.
But Mary never knew what Elizabeth had in mind. Elizabeth established Protestantism as the England's religion once again. During her reign, a major accomplishment of hers was the defeat of the Spanish Armada of 132 by the English fleet of 34 ships and 163 armed merchant vessels. Elizabeth earned a lot of respect from her people, and was referred to as “The Peoples Queen”. Now, what if someone else had come to power?
The threat of the Scottish army was also used to persuade the King to consent to the Triennial Act (15 February 1641). This stated that Parliament must be called every three years, and that if the King failed to call Parliament, the Members of the last Parliament should assemble unsummoned. Passing laws was all very well, but many Members of Parliament were afraid that Charles might still mount a violent coup to regain absolute control. To try and prevent this happening, they decided to attack all those who had helped Charles organize the personal rule of the 1630s: William Laud, Lord Keeper Finch, Secretary Windebank, the judges who had upheld the legality of Ship Money and - most importantly - Thomas Wentworth, Earl Strafford. Charles' opponents John Hampden (1594-1643) was a wealthy Buckinghamshire gentleman, who had led to opposition to Ship Money.
Gods Jury shows what happened in the past during the inquisition and the protestants reformation. The inquisition was something that was started by the pope in 1231 and this was first which was started to get rid of heretics, eventually the spanish inquisition was started because of the protestant reformation. In the 16th century the protestant reformation was started unofficially it wasn't until Martin Luther posted the 95 theses. this officially sparked the start of the protestant reformation. With this spark there was a rise of many other protestant religions such as Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anglicanism, and etc.
This caused the people to flock to America and seek new job opportunities. Another reason was over-population in the cities. The overcrowding of tens and thousands of people in one town in filthy conditions caused a book of problems. The bubonic plague was one, which brought one example of many economic declines, in the production of food and imports and widespread of malnutrition. Other problems included higher prices, lower purchasing power, and years of poor harvest.
This resulted in a strong Catholic household for Schindler and his younger sister Elfriede Schindler. The Schindler family was one of the richest and most prominent in Zwitlau and elsewhere. This was due to the success of their family owned machinery business ("Schindler's List," 1995). Schindler himself was a very tall and handsome man. Needless to say, he was adored by all the young women.
All in all, these two major movements produced a new understanding of society's relationships--first with God, and then with government. Shaping new attitudes was a first step towards what will eventually become the struggle for Independence and the American Revolution. However, most of the ideas would perhaps have remained theoretical if not for the wars that swept North America and increased tensions with the crown. In the early 1750s, French expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought France into armed conflict with the British colonies and the Seven Year War broke out. The French lost the war and in 1763 the Treaty of
The Dutch Republic, where Locke spent time, had been founded as a secular state which would allow religious differences. This was a reaction to Catholic persecution of Protestants. Once the Calvinist Church gained power, however, they began persecuting other sects. In France, religious conflict had been temporarily quieted by the edict of Nantes. But in 1685, the year in which Locke wrote the First Letter concerning religious toleration, Louis XIV had revoked the Edict of Nantes, and the Huguenots were being persecuted and forced to emigrate on mass.
The American Revolution was a result of the colonists unrest caused by their abhorrence towards their British Mother Country. For several centuries the colonies had been subject to rule by the English Crown and it’s Parliament. They no longer wanted to be controlled by a country an ocean away, and in turn sought independence. A huge factor in the start of the American Revolution was the French and Indian War that changed the age-old bond between the colonies and England. Decades of conflict followed, starting with the revolt as a result of the Stamp Act in 1765, leading to the eruption of war in 1775.
But that’s not the only reason religion caused the civil war, King Charles believed in the divine right. It was when the king/queen believes that god put them on the throne. So Charles took all the power because of this and Parliament didn’t want to go with his decision which contributes to the civil war. Also he made Scottish churches uses English prayer books which caused riots and England went to battle with Scotland. England lost.