Wednesday, April 3, 2013

In class today:

• Reviewed a little about what the students read and watched last night on the Separatists. Focus on Calvinism and that these beliefs were embraced by Separatists. Thus, it is easy to understand their disagreement with the Church of England.
• Watched Part 1 from Desperate Crossing, a movie/documentary by the History Channel dramatizing the Pilgrim Story. It's pretty good! We looked at the time in England before Separatists left and the decision years later in Holland to move to America.
• Began our look at the Mayflower Compact - the "cornerstone of Democracy in America."