AP US History A: Unit 1 - Calvinism in the Colonies

Calvinism - founded by John Calvin, leading French Protestant Reformer and the most important figure in the second generation of the Protestant Reformation. His teachings, or the teachings of Theodore Beza, become essential to the Puritan way of the life in British Colonies in America. Where does this phrase the "Puritan work ethic" come from? Well, let's discuss that in th discussion boards for Unit 1. Why was Calvinism important to the early colonial development.