American Literature

Virginia

Anglican

Plymouth Plantation

Separatist

Massachusetts Bay

Puritan

Deism

Teaches that the solution to man’s problems lie within his reason, not in supernatural revelation, the Bible

1776

America announced its independence

1783

America wins the War for Independence

Wampum belts

a belt made of beads and strings woven together to preserve Iroquois law

Archetype

Recurring narrative elements that appear in stories across cultures and that speaks to universal human experiences

Arthur C. Parker

The first native American Archaeologist

John Smith

Helped found Jamestown

Historical Narrative

an account of a historical event with characters who are real people

Point of view

the perspective from which the story is told

First Person

the narrator is a character in the story and uses first person pronouns (I,me, us, etc.)

Third-person

the narrator stands outside the story and uses third person pronouns (him,her, them,etc.)

Persuasive Appeals

arguments intended to appeal to a person’s logical, emotional, or ethical sensibilities

Tone

the author’s overall attitude or emotion toward the subject of his or her writing

Purpose

the author’s reason for writing

Audience

the person or group of people to whom the author is writing

Worldview

a system of beliefs and values through which one views the world

Bias

Personal preferences that inhibit one from seeing the potential value of others judgements

Halfway Covenant

What started the decline of the Puritan Church

A True Relation

What did John Smith publish in 1608

The General History

What did John Smith publish in 1624

Plymouth

What town did William Bradford serve as governor

Plymouth Plantation

What book did William Bradford write

Plain Style

describes much of Puritan literature because of its clarity, simplicity, and scarcity of elaborate figurative expression

Theme

the main idea of the text

Allusions

references to people, places, events, or other works of literature

Biblical Allusions

refer to the Bible

Classical Allusions

refer to the writings of Ancient Greece or Rome

John Winthrop

Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Typology

the interpretation of events, people, places, and ceremonies of the Old Testament as types, or signs, which prefigure Christ’s fulfillment of prophecy and his covenant with the church

Style

the ways and modes an author uses to express himself

Argumentation

the process of presenting claims and providing reasons to support those claims

Claim

An assertion that one makes or a position that one takes about a topic

Counterclaim

a claim that challenges the validity of the initial claim

Proof

evidence

Conclusion

a reiterated claim that has been proved by evidence

Great Migration

What was John Winthrop the leader of

Purutab Canopy

What was John Winthrop the shaper of

Jamestown,Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

What 3 settlements were the major settlements of colonization

1607

When was Jamestown founded

Population, Principles, Political System

What 3 changes from old american literature to new american literature

Melting plot

What term did a french farmer give to describe the idea of america

Yankee

What term characterizes the american ideal

Halfway Covenant

What is the name of the policy that represented the church

Mayflower compact

What was the 1st government document drafted in the new world

Economics, religion

What 2 major areas of unrest led to the colonist separation from new england

Plain Style

The style of early american literature

William Bradford

What author used plain writing

Oral tradition

What is the term for how literature is preserved by the Native americans

Iroquois confederacy

What was the political nation that was composed of 5, 6 nations

People of the longhouse

The alternate term for Iroquois

Tree

What archetype is most important to iroquois people

Tower of babel

What biblical event led to many myths

John Smith

Who published works on the new world

Description of New England

Which account of John Smith contained maps of New England

Defensive

What is the tone of John Smith books

Persuasive

What is the tone for John Smith's description of New England

Political, Economics, Religious, Nationalist

What are 4 types of persuasive arguments

Nationalism

What is John Smith's main argument

3rd person

What point of view did John Smith use

1st

What was the point of view of John Smith description

Describe, explain, entertain

What are 3 purposes of writing

William Bradford

Who is the governor of plymouth

Plain style

What is william bradford writing style

Biblical classical

What allusions did William Bradford use

Paul and Moses

Who did William Bradford allude to

John Winthrop

Who is the governor of Massachusetts

Winter

What were the conditions in Plymouth

Food

What did they not have in Plymouth

God’s providence

What beliefs sustained them in Plymouth

Reason

What does Deism give to find the solution to problems

Tree

What arechetype object is significant in how the world began and from the constitution

Peace

What does the tree signify

Cain and Able

What does good mind and evil mind represent

John Smith

From A Description of New England

William Bradford

From of Plymouth Plantation

John Winthrop

From Journal

John Winthrop

From a Model of Christian Chairty

Marry Rowlendson

From A narrative of the captivity