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45 Cards in this Set
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Giles Crey
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died-crushed by large stones and refused to admit to being a witch
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Judge Danforth
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Reputation more important to him than anything; knew his daughters were witches
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Sarah Good
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Thought trial was a joke and laughed when they accused her of being a witch
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Reverend Hale
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expert in witchcraft; came to salem, and new at the end girls wer pretending
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Elizabeth Proctor
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Judges her husand's integrity until she witnesses his incredible morale resolve
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Reverend Parris
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preached that the devil was in Salem and realized if he stopped the trial he would look stupid
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John Proctor
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farmer/landowner;refuses to confess to witchcraft and this becomes a symbol of truth in a hypocritical world
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Mr. Putnam
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tells people they are witches so he could get their land and his estate would grow
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Mrs. Putnam
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She blamed witchcraft for her babies' death(7)
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Tituba
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The slave from Barbados and was forced to confess
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Mary Warren
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She knew people wer making stones up but supported the girls' claims.(accused them but did not want to lose her place in society).
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Abigail Williams
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started the witchcraft hunt becasue she wanted revenge against John Proctor.
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What was Miller's purpose in writing the crucible?
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An allegory to show communism (1950's red scare)
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Mary Rowlandson:
Waht is subjective language and how is it used in this piece? |
Emotionally charged language; trying to make us feel bad about her and he rlife.
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Mary Rowlandson:
What was the major event described in Rowlandson's narrative |
being kidnapped by native americans
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Mary Rowlandson:
In what ways wer the Native Americans kind to Rowlandson? |
They gave her a bible
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Mary Rowlandson:
What got Rowlandosn through her experience |
her faith in god; her experiences revealed god's purpose
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Jonathan Edwards:
How does Edwards persuade his audience to listen to his argument? |
the fear of burning in hell
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Jonathan Edwards:
How does Edwards portray God in his sermon? |
As an 'Angry' God; vengful, evil
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Jonathan Edwards:
who is Edwards referring to when he speaks of the "unconventional presons in this congregration?" |
people who do not believe in god
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Benjamin Franklin:
How does franklin rank his virtues? |
Master each one, then go down his list
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Bejamin Franklin:
Why did Franklin leave Boston? |
To work; to become a printer
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Benjamin Franklin:
What was Franklin's work ethic like? |
He wanted to prove himself to be a hard worker
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Benjamin Franklin:
Frankilin's logical and orderly mind reveal him to be a... |
member of rationalism
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What is Rationalism?
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A movement in Europe; rely on reason and logic, did not rely on past authority or religion
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Waht did Rationalists believe?
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to think logically
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What is Deism?
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That god is a clockmaker; God created the earth and let us have free will and live on our own
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Is the Declaration of Independence an example of Puritan literature? Why or why not?
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No, because it was logical; puritan literature was not logical at all it was all about god.
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Who is Jefferson's intended audience for the Declaration of Independence?
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The colonists at the time
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What is the mean idea of the Declaration of In dependence?
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To get rid of the government; that we have the right to overthrow that isn't doin us any good
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In plain terms, The Delcaration of Independence can be seen as what?
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a five paragraph essay
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What are the main ideas of Romanticism?
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Value of intuition over reason, love of nature, individual freedom (non conformity)
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What is transcendentalism?
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A belief in human perfectability, little interference with gov., belief in individuality
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Who practiced transcendentalism?
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Emerso and thoreau
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What is Dark Romanticism?
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all about signs and symbols as well as human nature, saw evil in humanity, and believed in the original sin
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Who were the major pracitioners of Dark Romanticism?
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Melville, Hawthorne, and Poe
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Rip Van Winkle:
Where does the story take place? |
kaatskill mountains
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Rip van Winkle:
How did Rip and his wife get along |
They didn't
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What alternate name did Washington Irving use when he wrote "Rip Van Winkle"
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Deidric Knickerbocker
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Emerson's Self Reliance:
Emerson compared society to what? |
a wave
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Emerson's Self Reliance:
What does Emerson believe about being misunderstood? |
To be great is to be misunderstood
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Who does Emerson say we should trust?
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Ourselves
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What is conformity? Why did Emerson dislike this idea?
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to be lie everyone else; Emerson did not like being like everybody else.
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Thoreau's Civil disobedience:
Waht does Thoreau think aobut the government? |
He thinks the best kind of government is the kind of governemtnt that governs the least.
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Why was Thoreau arrested?
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for not paying his poll taxes
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