HIS 126 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Abigail Adams, Seneca Falls Convention, Puritans
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The atlantic slave trade was an abnormality because they wanted men initially instead of women; changed to eventually want women as well. The late 1600s/1700s + 1800s: focus on europe + european historical change. Increase of scienti c knowledge + pursuit of facts". Catholics want to continue to only use latin but protestants want to translate religious texts depending on the language of the practicing area. Catholics, you can be a nun or wife/mother. Protestants, women can"t be nuns; women could only be wives/mothers. Catholics + protestants disagreed about whether or not priests could marry. Catholics, being unmarried is a sacri ce + service to god. Catholics, marriage is one of the holy sacraments. Protestants, marriage is tied more closely to the state; marriage is between two people, god, and the community. Many protestant groups will come to the americas.
