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1. When and where was John Winthrop born? What important event took place in the year Winthrop was born, according to the author in Chapter 1: “The Taming of the Heart”?

In 1588, the English navy defeated the Spanish Armada, ensuring that the Catholic Church could not recapture England. That same year, John Winthrop, the grandson of Adam, was born, and grew up in Groton Manor, the estate Adam purchased.

2. How is John Winthrop’s family described in Chapter 1: “The Taming of the Heart”? What was John’s father’s profession?

Winthrop grew up the only son of wealthy parents who were constantly visited by family members with tales of strange places. Winthrop's father, the second Adam Winthrop of Groton, was a good man, trained in law, and devoted to making the manor a financial success.

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