American lit unit 1

1492

Columbus sailed the ocean blue

1517

Martin Luther's Reformation begins challenging the Catholic Church, helping lead to Protestant religious movements

1620

pilgrims arrive at plymouth aboard the mayflower

1630

jhon winthrop arrives on arbella in Mass bay and puritain settlement expanded

1692

salem witch trials in mass

1728

cotton mather died, marking the end of an era of early Puritan writing and religious thought

predestination and election

belief that God already knows who will be saved, looking for signs you are going to heaven

typology

interpreting events as signs and symbols from God

what is the purpose of the Monarchs letter

written by columbus, reported discoveries and make the new world sound appealing to king and queen, emphasized the land's resources, potential wealth, and opportunities for spreading Christianity, persuade the monarchs to continue supporting his explorations

bermudas

written by Andrew Mrarvell, portrays new world as idealized paradise similar to Eden by using eternal spring (englands rainy), and comparing this new island to the one theyre from, unique in its newness

america before columbus

a perfect place excisted before columbus found america, not america specifically but a eutopia in the west (ex. greek atlantis or celtics and avalon)

plymouth plantation

by william bradford, the history of pilgrims and plymouth colony, compared expiriences to new testament (describes wilderness used to describe desert in Bible, when they found corn made a refrence to eshcol+grapes) sees himself and his group as the new isrealities

mythic foundation story

we didnt go over this in class a lot but its basically a story that explains the origins of a community in a way that makes it sound special. Plymouth Plantation is understood this way because it presents the Pilgrims' settlement as a meaningful story of religious struggle, perseverance, and God's guidance

ruin of new england churches

says that the churches in england where being ruined because everyone was leaving

anne bradstreet

connects daily life to religion, she wrote upon the Burning of Our House and To My Dear and Loving Husband, first american poet to be published, arrived on arabella with jhon winthrop, shes famous in being candid about her faith, she writes typologically (smallpox, trouble with children)

puritans

enormous influence for a small group of people, 17th cen protestants that wanted to reform c.o.e/anglican, Mary has power so they leave but they come back when Elizabeth comes to power so they return to see the church with aspects they dont want. want to purify and ends up in war

cotton mathers

wrote wonders of invisible world which defended the witch trials (he said that it was the devil luring people over to his side to drive people off his land), puritain minister, most brilliant mind of colonial new england, defender of old way (protected puritains religous/political system and resisted change to it), once he died so did puritainism in america

1730-1750

great awakening, jhon edwards

marian exiles

protestants that leave under marys rule bc they dont want to die, they end up in geneva where they meet Jhon Calvin who influences them through Calvinism

Roger williams

founded rhode island, came over with winthrop, he had conflict with mbc so fled to providence where he made friends with the natives and was eager to convert them. champion of right to conscience= thoughts arent subject to law, RI charter is the only one not to mention religion or God because he wants you to believe of your own accord, instead of columbus they where free to think what they like without fear of enslavement

mary rowlanson

1675 was beginning of indian wars, she was kidnapped during King Phillip (metacomet) war, wrote captivity and restoration of Mary Rowlanson which because very popular and the whole thing is written typoligically

american exeptionalism from regan and jfk

JFK used Winthrop’s warning that the eyes of all people are upon us as a sober call to heavy global responsibility and internal accountability during the Cold War, Reagan emphasized that American identity is rooted in shared ideals and constitutional values rather than ancestry, someone cant become native to France or Japan by moving there, anyone can come to America and become fully American,