U1 – Early American Literature: Themes – Flashcards
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Puritan Doctrine
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The idea that those who have faith in Christ, adhering to the teachings of the Bible, will receive God's grace.
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Puritans
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Christians who wanted to purify the Church of England.
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Separatists
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Christians who separated from the Church of England because they believed it was corrupt.
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Great Awakening
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A religious revitalization movement that swept colonial New England in the 1730s and 1740s, characterized by a deep sense of spiritual commitment and a personal connection with God.
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Predestination
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The belief that God has already decided one's fate in advance and that humans can do nothing to change their fate.
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The first works of American literature were written primarily by _____.
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Puritans.
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How were the ideas of the Puritans different from those of the Separatists?
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The Puritans believed that the Church of England could be reformed from within, but the Separatists believed it was too corrupt and that they must therefore separate from it.
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Which themes were typical of the literature written in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America?
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- Faithfulness to God - Respect for the power of nature
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William Bradford wrote an account of the experiences of _____.
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Plymouth Plantation.
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"For we must consider that we shall be as a 'city upon a hill.' The eyes of all people are upon us." Which best describes John Winthrop's "city upon a hill"?
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A utopian community based on the principles of the Bible.
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The idea that those who have faith in Christ will receive God's grace is part of _____.
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Puritan doctrine.
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Who was Phillis Wheatley?
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An African-American slave.
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How is American literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries different from the literature written in Britain during the same period?
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It has uniquely American themes.
