Puritan Unit

peril

exposure to harm

desolate

lonely

multitude

large number of things

hue

color

compact

a treaty

aloof

apart

procure

to obtain

commodity

any useful thing

venison

deer flesh

feign

to invent

discern

to detect

appease

to quiet by satisfying demands

gape

to open wide

mediator

one who settles a dispute

abominable

vile and loathsome

venomous

poisonous

incense

to enrage

duration

period of time in which something continues

deliverance

salvation

vengeance

punishment for an offense

facilitate

to make easier

affluence

wealth

eradicate

to uproot; eliminate

vex

to annoy

fatiguing

exhausting

benevolent

inclined to do good

incorrigible

cannot be corrected of reformed

arduous

difficult to accomplish

inclination

a disposition

precept

rule of moral conduct

calvinism

religion that puritans and separatists all followed.

puritans

movement to 'purify' the church of england

separatists

movement to 'separate' from the english church. the pilgrims were members of this group

colloquial

not formal or literary

separatist movement

led by william brewster, and william bradford

mayflower voyage

long and difficult journey endured because of motivation

sermon on the mount

motivated the pilgrims to leave.

the speedwell

ship that failed its attempts to journey to america. sabotaged, deemed unfit for voyage, and sold

the mayflower

ship that successfully made it to america. had to carry more passengers after the speedwell was sold. many difficulties, but also miraculous events.

reasons pilgrims left england

1. religious freedom
2. opportunity
3. fugitives, trying to escape the law

66 days

voyage lasted _____ ,because the ship was blown off course

plymouth, ma

where did the mayflower land?

virginia

where was the mayflower supposed to land?

mayflower compact

written by bradford to create equality between pilgrims and others who were on the boat. passengers were not let off the boat until they signed this

anne bradstreet

first published american poet (woman), published in england.

tone

express attitude or feelings

hyperbole

exaggerated statements

lyric poem

short poem with song like qualities (single speaker)

repetition

recurrence of something

rhyme scheme

ordered pattern of rhymes

metaphor

comparison without like or as

simile

comparison with like or as

archaic language

changing of words. seen in shakespeare. thee, ye, thy, doth

ought

anything whatever

recompense

repayment

manifold

in many ways

perservere

last a longtime, despite difficulties

basic tenets of puritanism

judgemental god
predestination
original sin
providence
god's grace

6 hour sermon

sinners of an angry god

jonathan edwards and george whitefield

led the great awakening

great awakening

questioning religious beliefs, leads to political questioning

18th century

age of reason/awakening

popular beliefs

constitutionalism, doctrine of consent

self disipline

motivates puritans to write history

orator

focuses on the emotional and intellectual effects to persuade the audience

extended metaphor

a longer metaphor

persuasion

purpose, audience, occasion

to wake people up

purpose of 'sinners in the hands of an angry god'

puritans

audience of 'sinners in the hands of an angry god'

sermon

occasion of 'sinners in the hands of an angry god'

diction

word choice

connotation

implied meaning of a word (+/--)

denotation

dictionary definition of a word

rhetoric

use of word to affect change

rhetoric question

request information or invite a reply--but not expected

quakers

1652 george fox. believed that women could expand on god's teachings. rejected predestination, belief in 'god is love'. accepting an individual's uniqueness. valued simplicity and silence

squander

to waste

ben franklin's virtues

temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, humility

temprance

not eating or drinking too much

silence

only speak when beneficial

order

organization

resolution

resolve to perform

frugality

waste nothing

industry

lose no time, be employed

sincerity

think innocently and justly

justice

wrong none

moderation

avoid extremes

cleanliness

tolerate nothing unlcean

tranquility

peace

chastity

abstain from sex

humility

modest

william bradford

(1590-1657) father of american literature.worked on the history of pilgrims for 17 yrs

1620

pilgrims settled in

objective

when the author steps back to explain the subject without judgement

subjective

more personal and opinionated, occurs especially if the author was part of the event

summarizing

captures the general meaning of a piece, in a few words/sentences

epithet

a nickname

of plymouth plantation

written by william bradford

sinners in the hands of an angry god

written by jonathan edwards

johnathan edwards

(1703-1758) studied the ideas of the new age of reason, at yale (13 yrs old). sermons awakened his listener's sese of sinfulness and need for god