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55 Cards in this Set
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how did the early explorers record their adventures?
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writing in their diaries
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what year did Cabeza de Vaca arrive in Florida?
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1528
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with whom does American literature begin?
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new englad puritans
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when and where did the puritans arrive in america
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1620, cape cod
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why did the puritans leave england?
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to avoid persecution from the crown
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what was the main topic of sermons among puritans?
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the threat of hell
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what characteristics did the puritans value?
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industriousness, temperance, sobriety and simplicity
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what did the puritans call themselves?
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pilgrims
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was there a seperation of church and state among puritans?
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no, law was law
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how did the puritans view the Bible?
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Infallible word of God, literal Word of God
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for what reason were puritan children educated?
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to be able to read and study their bible
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How many years after landing in america was which university established and why?
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16 years after landing, Harvard University was begun to train young ministers
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what, in literature, did the puritans reject?
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adornments and double meanings
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what work (type of work, name of work and author and date of publication) was america's first best seller?
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Day of Doom (1662) Michael Wigglesworth, poem about judgement day
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what is didactic literature
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gave no pleasure and should educate you in a Godly manner
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who was most famous of american lit writers?
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edward taylor
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Harvard teacher, government official, hardcore Calvanist. Also a preacher
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edward taylor
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define conceit
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grand comparison between two different things
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what was anne bradstreet's writing style?
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Lyrical Christian
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who was the first female american poet?
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anne bradstreet
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came to America 1630. House burned, most poems lost, plus 800 books
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anne bradstreet
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author of Of Plymouth Plantation
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william bradford
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1st American writer, early governor, came over on the Mayflower. Wife jumped overboard and committed suicide.
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william bradford
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perfect example of colonial writing
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History of the Dividing Line
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author of History of the Dividing Line
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William Byrd
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invented inoculation
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cotton mather
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Graduated Harvard at 15
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cotton mather
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when and where did the revolutionary period begin
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1607 with Jamestown, Virginia
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"a civilization of people engaged in attempting to transform themselves"
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Harold Rosenburg, Art Critic, speaking of the revolutionary period
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when, to and from where did the smallpox arrive
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April 1721, from West Indies to Boston
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why were people against inoculation?
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doctors were playing God
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give the ratio _____ out of _____ inoculated died
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6 out of 300 inoculated died
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Puritan view on God
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very strict, could lose their salvation by sinning
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Revolutionary Period view on God
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took God out of the equation; practical approach to social change and scientific reasoning
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rationalism=
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truth by reason
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deism=
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Universe is good. Worship involves doing good to others. God's objective is human happiness
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what two things started the great awakening?
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Rationalism and Deism
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great awakening=
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Series of religious revivals that swept through America in the mid-18th century
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what religion grew because of the great awakening?
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methodisism
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what was the use of pamphlets?
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practical or political reasons
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broadsides=
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poetic equivalent of pamphlets
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masterpiece of the revolutionary period
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Ben Franklin's Autobiography
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ben franklin's nickname
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Old Snake
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explain ben franklin
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diplomat and an inventor, a printer and a deist; wanted to acheive moral perfection
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what speech was recreated from memory?
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Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention
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thomas paine
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English-born, very persuasive propaganda-user. Returned to England and tried for treason
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Michel-Guillame Jean de Crevecouer wrote what?
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Letters from an American Farmer
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epistle=
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to general audience, formal letter addressed to a broad audience
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another name for an epistle
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literary letter
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First person to use the term 'melting pot'?
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Michel-Guillame Jean de Crevecouer
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Abigail Adams
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2nd 1st-lady, first to live in the White House; a fixer-upper on the inside
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met with general washington
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Phillis Wheatley
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former slave, raised by white family like ther own daughter
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Phillis Wheatley
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Mentioned Olive and Laurel, symbols of peace and victory. Homer-like in her writing style
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Phillis Wheatley
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foundation of the revolutionary period
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there was virtually no limit to what well-intentioned people could accomplish with reason
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