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who wrote "What Happened Till The First Supply" from The General History of Virginia?

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John Smith

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who wrote From "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano?"

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Olaudah Equiano

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who wrote From Of Plymouth Plantation?

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William Bradford

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who wrote "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?"

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Jonathan Edwards

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who wrote "Here Follow Some Versus Upon the Burning of Our House" and "To My Dear and Loving Husband?" and "The Author to Her Book?"

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Anne Bradstreet

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who wrote From The Wonders of the Invisible World?

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Cotton Mather

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List each piece we read and what genre it is.

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"What Happened Till the First Supply" from The General History of Virginia- nonfiction narrative From "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano"- slave narrative From Of Plymouth Plantation- historical narrative, plain style "Sinners in theHands of an Angry God"- allegory, or extended metaphor "Here Follow Some Versus Upon the Burning of Our House" - narrative poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband" - lyrical poem From The Wonders of the Invisible World- historical account, journalistic

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Purpose of "What Happened Till the First Supply" from The General History of Virginia"

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was to get people to come to America.

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Purpose of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano"

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to discourage slavery, to educate others, and to change the view of white men on slavery.

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Purpose of the exert from Of Plymouth Plantation

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to convince future generations of the stuggles and achievements of the Puritans.

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Purpose of "Here Follow Some Versus Upon the Burning of Our House"

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to show how you the Puritans had strong faith no matter what happens

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"To My Dear and Loving Husband"

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to express a wife's love for her husband

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purpose of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

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to convince people to turn to God by scaring them into it

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purpose of the exert from The Wonders of the Invisible World?

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to justify the outcome of the trials

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1607

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Jamestown is founded

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1620

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Pilgrims land in Plymouth

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1692

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Salem Witch Trials begin

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1730-1745

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Great Awakening

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John Smith

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strong, leader of the men, adventures, and brave. He is a little conceited. He founds Jamestown and is captured by the Natives.

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Pocahontas

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Powhatan's daughter who saves Smith form death.

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Myles Standish

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a soldier who had been hired to handle the colonists military affairs. He was not a Puritan but was a strong ally. He was a captain and military commander of the Mayflower.

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Olaudah Equiano

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slave who was captured in Africa and was taken to the US by a slave ship. He brave, confused, wants equality, smart, wise, curious, in awe, and optimistic.

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William Bradford

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the governor of Plymouth plantation, leader, and faithful to his people.

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Samoset

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Indian who saved the colonists of Plymouth. He spoke English.

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Squanto

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mediated between the Indians and Plymouth colonists.

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Massasoit

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Indian tribe chief who signed the peace treaty with the Plymouth colonists

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Martha and Richard Carrier

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(mother and son) who are accused of witchcraft because of their "crimes" of killing, bewitching, poisoning, and harming people and cows.

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Benjamin Abbot

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was a witness who said that Carrier threatened him by following him everywhere after they had argued about the land. She told him that even if he repented for seven years he would not be cured. This was his curse, and he soon broke out with blisters and sores. The doctor cut them open and tried to figure out what was wrong, but as soon as Martha was taken away, he was fine.

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Sarah Abbot

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Ben's wife. She testified that all of their cows fell ill because they were bewitched too.

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Samuel Preston

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testified that two years ago, after arguing with Martha, his cow died. Years later, she predicted that he would lose another soon. His best cow died after that

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Allin Toothaker

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witness who blames Martha's son, Richard for attacking Toothaker and pulling him down to the ground. He gets hurt, and Martha's shape tells him he will never get better. As soon as Martha was captured, he got better. He also claimed that his cows would die after Martha clapped at him.

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Phebe Chandler

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gets poisoned by Martha and is in pain and parts of her body swell up. She went to church one day, saw Richard, and was momentarily deaf. Carrier had once asked where she lived, so Phebe used this in her argument against Carrier.

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Susanna Sheldon

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another victim of the witch trials. She was tied to a wooden wheel and died.

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Samuel Nurse

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Nephew of Sarah Cloyce and son of Rebecca Nurse. He was a friend of the accused. He was the one who rescued and cared for Cloyce.

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Sarah Goody Cloyce

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accused. She was the only one of her three sisters to survive. She was found guilty, but was put I the hands of a private jailor instead of being hanged. She spent nine months in a shed and gets very sick. She is only fed slop and when she is freed, she is very weak and can barely move. She is returned to her husband and goes to the government officials to tell the story of her sisters and the others accused. She achieves her goal but learns that they will not say hat anything was wrong for several years. She is given a sovereign for herself and each sister. She is buried with these.

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Thomas Putnam

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is an accuser. He is the husband of Ann Putnam Senior

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Joseph Putnam

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is Thomas Putnam's little stepbrother. He is a friend of the accused.

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Reverend Samuel Parris

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comes to Salem and is made the main preacher. He becomes the leader of the trials and is an accuser. After the trials, he lost his Church position, was driven out of Salem, and was never a minister again.

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Betty Parris

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Samuel Parris's daughter, one of the two girls who started the witch trials. Accuser.

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Abigail Parris

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main girl who started the trials. She was the first accuser and the niece of Reverend Parris.

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Tituba

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slave and housekeeper of the Parris family. She was accused of witchcraft and said that she was guilty. She lived but was imprisoned. She was later sold to another owner and died as a slave.

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John Indian

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husband to Tituba. He was originally a friend of the accused, but he later became an accuser of other victims

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Ann Putnam Senior

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Mother of Ann Putnam Junior. She was an accuser but was also bewitched, along with her daughter. After the trials, she was healed, but when her husband died, she was so mentally anguished that she died too at age 38.

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Ann Putnam Junior

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daughter of Anne Putnam Senior. She was one of the children who was bewitched and attacked by the witches. After the trials, she apologized but was kicked out of the Church. She later repented and became a leader of the Church. She died at age 36 unmarried.

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Mary Easty

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was accused but found innocent. Later on she was accused again, was found guilty, and was hanged. She was one of the three sisters. After she was dead, her name was cleared, and Sarah received a sovereign for her death.

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Rebecca Nurse

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one of the three sisters. She was accused and had the first trial. She was found guilty and was condemned to hell. She was hanged. After the trials, her named was cleared, Sarah received a sovereign for her death, and she was un-excommunicated.

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Judge Hathorne

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judge at the trials, accuser.

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Israel

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friend of the accused. He was very anti-Parris.

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Giles Corey

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accused along with his wife. He was found guilty and was pressed to death by putting stone on his chest one by one until he died. He was pressed to death because he refused to have his trial because he knew he was innocent.

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Dorsey Goode

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accused of being a witch at age four. She was told by her mother to confess to being a witch. She did, and was released at the age of five. She suffered emotional distress for the rest of her life.

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Sarah Osborne

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was accused. She was thrown in prison but died before her trial.

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According to Sarah Cloyce, what was the cause of the witch-hunts?

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Arguments between families, bad blood, and fights over inheritance, religion, and land gain.

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Witch-hunt

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a search for the persecution of a targeted group

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Spectral evidence

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is a form of evidence based on dreams and visions. It is the evidence that a spirit or shape of someone did something wrong. There is no actual proof for or against this.

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Powhatan

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chief of the Natives. John Smith is brought to him and he offers peace instead of killing him.

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Rawhunt

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Powhatan's trusty servant. He carries two cannons and leads the way to return John Smith to his home.

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Opechancanough

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Indian king of Panunkee, gets introduced to the compass.

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Queen of Appomettoc

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brings Powhatan water to wash with as a sign of respect or worship.

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Fun Facts on John Smith (four)

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1. Founded and was President of Jamestown 2. Explored, mapped, and named New England for the British 3. Was rejected by the Mayflower crew. This was dumb because they wanted to find Jamestown and Smith already knew the way. 4. Was always in trouble because he clashed with authorities

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Why would Smith leave out the Pocahontas story in his other writings?

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Well if the story is true, he might have left it out to protect her. If the story is false, or just majorly exaggerated, then it was probably put in to make America sounds cooler.

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One of the reasons that Smith was a good leader is

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because his self confidence rubbed off on the colonists, boosting major self-esteem.

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Bravery can lead to

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bravado (to swagger with confidence, very conceited, Zach Errhardt).

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History is

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factual, non-fiction, real accounts of the past

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How can history be more fiction?

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people tell the stories of the past, so many of them could be exaggerated.

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Bias

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is a preconceived opinion, having a preference, and being prejudiced. It is first hand and subjective.

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Unbiased

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is not preconceived, not prejudiced, and pure. It is second hand and objective.

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Why does Smith call the Indians barbarians?

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because they are different from the Europeans. He thinks lowly of them because England is more advanced, especially when it comes to weapons.

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Why does Smith write in third person?

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because it makes him sounds less biased. If he were to write in first person, it would lower his liability because they would think that he is biased and exaggerating the truth to make himself look good.

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The Europeans never thank who?

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The Indians for saving their freezing asses.

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Equiano's sister is

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loving, closest family member to Equiano, is torn from him after they are captures.

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The white men on the slave ships were

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mean, teasing, cruel, and unfair. They taunt the slaves with food, beat them, and kill those they don't like or need.

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The slaves on slave ships were

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sick, weak, smell bad. Many die of disease or suicide

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Fun Facts on Equiano (eight)

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1. First African writer to reach a big American audience. 2. His name means, "One favored with the ability to speak out." 3. He was later renamed Gustavas. 4. He was born in Nigeria and was kidnapped at age eleven. 5. Bought his freedom at age 21. 6. Settled in England and never returned to African, even though he called himself the African. 7. Learned 12 languages. 8. Active in the anti-slavery movement.

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The captain of the Zong did what to collect insurance?

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Threw one-third of the slaves on board into the water.

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Some reasons why slave traders would kill off slaves were

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because the slaves were sick, weak, too many, not going to survive, not worth it, or were causing trouble.

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When white people bought slaves, they would

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rush and scream and fight and grab at the slaves, scaring them. The slaves had horrible anxiety, especially when being examined by the white men.

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Between 1700-1800, how many slaves were brought over to the Americas?

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ten million. two million of them died on the middle passage.

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John Howard

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fell off the boat but was saved by God's grace (and by a rope).

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William Butten

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profane sailor who was thrown overboard

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Fun Facts on William Bradford

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1. He was born in England. 2. Joined a non-conformist group at the age of 12. 3. Lived in Holland to escape religious persecution. 4. Traveled on the Mayflower as the leader. 5. Wife jumped off ship because she thought Province town was super boring. 6. He was governor of Plymouth Plantation over thirty times. 7. He had no higher education. 8. He was a Puritan.

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What happened right before the pilgrims reached Plymouth?

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a plague hit the people living there and the town was abandoned. When the pilgrims arrived, everything was all set up for them. It was move in ready.

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Pilgrims

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the first Puritans to reach the new land.

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How did Puritans feel about Separatists?

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They did not like them

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Why did so many Puritans leave England?

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Because they were persecuted by the Church of England

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what eventually ruined Puritan beliefs?

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Competition between people for power and money

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Puritanical means

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close-minded, rigid, conservative, straight laced, modest, old fashioned, and has to do with old ways. It has a negative tone.

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Why were Puritans so calm and sure of their survival?

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they believed that God would provide them with all they needed. They had total faith that God would guide them through everything. This faith stopped them from stressing out of panicking.

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The Puritans valued

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hard work. you had to be busy all the time.

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The Puritans were frugal, meaning

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that they were cheap and thrifty

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Puritans believed in predestination, which is the belief that

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God has already decided who will be saved and who won't be saved.

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The Indians and Puritans signed a peace treaty that targeted who?

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the Indians to keep the white men safe. The Puritans are relying on the Indians for survival but are still treating as lesser people.

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The Puritans are xenophobic, or

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scared of foreigners

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Plain style is

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writing without using metaphors, similes, allusions, or fancy words. Puritans were simple and plain, so their writings were plain style. The used simple sentences and made no references to other pieces of literature.

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Simply means

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basic, ordinary, plain, uncomplicated, and easy. It is not a negative word.

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Simplistic means

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not smart or foolish. It has a negative tone.

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Fun Facts on Jonathan Edwards (six)

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1. He went to Yale at the age of 13. 2. He was a preacher who played a role in the Great Awakening. 3. He was too extreme and was shut down by the Puritan Church. 4. President of Princeton (used to be College of New Jersey). 5. He died of a smallpox inoculation. 6. He was the last Puritan, meaning that after him, the Puritan religion died.

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The idea of fire and brimstone is used

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to frighten the audience

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If something harmful is for the mere pleasure of God, it is

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Satanistic

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Edward uses what as a motivator?

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fear

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Some metaphors in the "sinners in the hands of an angry god" are

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God will drop you like a rock with only a spider web to catch you. The bow of God's wrath is bent and arrow ready, his anger determines when/where he shoots it. God holds you like an insect over the fire, ready to drop you at any moment.

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Sarah Pierrepont

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Edwards wrote a journal entry describing thirteen-year-old Sarah. He had never seen her before, but he described her as beautiful beyond belief. Her faith made her radiant and she had no sin. Edwards was twenty-three when he wrote this. They were married four years later. This journal entry was creepy and was another reason Edwards was kicked out of the Puritan Church.

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Allegory in the early colonies

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Church officials are in charge, putting religion in everything.

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Why does Edward think he has the right to yell at everyone else?

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because he is already holy and will be saved

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Many people, like Edwards find God in

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nature (for Edwards it is thunder because of its power)

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speaker of "Here Follow Some Versus Upon the Burning of Our House"

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House owner, Puritan, possibly the author

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subject of "Here Follow Some Versus Upon the Burning of Our House"

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a house is burnt down in a fire

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tone of "Here Follow Some Versus Upon the Burning of Our House"

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sad but hopeful, full of faith

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theme of "Here Follow Some Versus Upon the Burning of Our House"

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acceptance, faith, trust, belief in God

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extended metaphor

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a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work

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When is there an extended metaphor in "Here Follow Some Versus Upon the Burning of Our House?"

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at the very end of the poem

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speaker of "To My Dear and Loving Husband"

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a loving wife

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subject of "To My Dear and Loving Husband"

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the love a wife has for her husband

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tone of "To My Dear and Loving Husband"

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admiring, loving, thankful

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theme of "To My Dear and Loving Husband"

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true love and adoration

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how is this poem of Anne's different from most Puritan writings?

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it's pretty racy, but she does try to uphold Puritan values

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Anne's poems use inversions, which are

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a backward way of saying things

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lyrical poem

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has song-like rhythms or qualities

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fun facts on Anne Bradstreet

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1. Began the history of American poetry. 2. Very good at English writing 3. Was a Puritan 4. Traveled to Salem, Massachusetts, where he dad and brother rose to power. 5. Married Simon at age sixteen and had four girls and four boys. 6. She lived in Shakespearian times. 7. Cotton loved her work. 8. She was called a Greek Muse.

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Fun Facts on Cotton Mather

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1. Puritan minister 2. Born in Boston 3. Was respected and a scientist and a minister 4. He usually used elegant language, but this was in plain style. 5. Two Harvard Law degrees. 6. He was a prolific writer. 7. He believed in the trials yet was still skeptical.

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Preternatural means

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unnatural

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To hold your nose to the grindstone means

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to work hard

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Where did these trials take place?

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the court of Oyer and Terminer

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Oyer means

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to hear

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Terminer means

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to decided or to determine

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By the end of the trial, how many people were killed?

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19 women were hung, one man was pressed to death

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Why would some witches admit to being witches?

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because it makes it ok if you apologize, or like it was an accident. Being honest got you off the hook.

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Why wouldn't people admit to being guilty?

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people didn't want to lie because they wanted to keep their dignity and their faith.

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Specters are

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ghosts

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a journal is

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your own thoughts

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journalistic is

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having no opinions

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why does no one protest when Martha is called a rampant hag?

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they are too scared

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What are some possible solutions to why the girls were so ill?

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1.they were breaking the rules by participating in fortune telling, making them guilty and terrified. 2. They had no other form of expressions and wanted attention. 3. War traumatized children actually believed this stuff. 4. They could have had ergot poisoning.

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What are some possible solutions why the government believed and condemned innocent women?

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1. The town was divided, and the government officials sided with the other side. 2. Other events made it seem like they were being punished by God, so officials wanted to condemn every witch so that they would end God's anger. 3. Officials had not been able to protect or stop Indian attacks and they wanted to prove that they could protect or do something.

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Who is the HUAC and what did they do?

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(House of Un-America Activities committee) began to question the movie industry about Communism. Many actors, writers, directors, etc, where questioned and often blacklisted.

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Who accused the entire US State Department of being Communists?

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Senator Joseph McCarthy

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Who wrote The Crucible?

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Arthur Miller

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Why was it risky to write the Crucible at that time?

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The show was about the Salem witch trials, but it was strongly related to the witch-hunt on Communism. He would be black-listed for it.

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Why was the show not popular?

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anyone who went to see it could be branded as communist sympathizers.

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How was the production of the Crucible effected by McCarthyism?

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Elia Kazan could not be the director because he was a suspected communist.

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What did Kazan do to upset his peers?

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He turned in some people's names to be investigated.

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Although not popular when it started, today

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it is a very popular show and is performed all over the world, spreading the message about witch-hunts and the killing of innocent people.

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Cotton Mather usually wrote in

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elegant language, but this story was written in plain style.

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subject of "The Author to Her Book"

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Anne's life's work compared to a child

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speaker of "The Author to Her Book"

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Anne or another author

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Anne uses what in "The Author to Her Book"

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an apostrophe, which is a reference to an inanimate object.

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