Mary Rowlandson – Flashcards
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suicide, be killed, than taken alive
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what does mary rowlandson say that she always intended to do if native americans attacked?
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frightened by the weapons to attempt suicide
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why did she change her mind?
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taking care of her wounded child
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what was mary rowlandsons greatest concern at the beginning of her captivity
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he pays mary a shilling for saving a shirt for his child
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what experience does mary rowlandson have with metacom (phillip)
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this shows that he is humane
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what impression of him does this episode convey?
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they treated her as one of their possessions
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how did the indians generally treat mary rowlandson?
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ways to find food
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what consumed most of mary rowlandsons time on a day to day basis
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trying to hide that he is praying by sleeping
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when mary rowlandson first finds her son, what does she find him doing
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frowned on display of piety on captives
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what might this episode suggest about the attitude of the Wampanoag?
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several places with several families
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during mary rowlandsons captivity with whom and where did she live?
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resents inadequate food notes kindness worried about children
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how does rowlandson portray her captors
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God
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mary rowlandson gives credit of her survival to whom?
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strong and thinks that her problems are Gods will
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what qualities or behaviors help rowlandson survive her ordeal
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deepened settlers mistrust of indian policies
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captivity narratives such as rowlandsons were among the most popular literary genres in early america. what effect do you think this type of literature might have had on the colonists' attitudes and policies regarding native americans?
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to create powerful imagery and stresses God's providence
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what are some reasons for her biblical allusions
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the war was brutal and the settlers were vulnerable
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what does her account suggest about King Philip's war and about the position of the settlers
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caused hardship for them
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what does her account of her time as a prisoner show about the life of the Wampanoag
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emphasizes her suffering
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what is the effect of her allusion to the book of Job
