Collection I Flashcards
What is the difference between Puritans and Pilgrims?
Puritans were Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England and that is why they left for America. Pilgrims were Protestants who wanted to separate from the Church of England and that is why they left.
Who was the governor of the Plymouth Colony, and what did he hope to establish?
The governor of the Plymouth Colony was William Bradford and he hoped to establish a “city on the hill.”
What does the phrase “city on the hill” mean?
It comes from the phrase “city upon a hill” from the Bible, and it means a city that is in plain view and sets an example for all that see it.
What values did the American Puritans deem most important?
They valued self-reliance, industriousness, temperance, and simplicity.
What certainties and doubts did the Puritans have in regards to their faith?
A certainty was that because of Adam and Eve’s sin of disobedience most of humanity was damned. Another certainty was that God in his mercy had sent his son Jesus Christ to save some people. Their doubts were about whether or not they were the “elect” or “unregenerate.”
What was the name of the movement that was a reaction to the rise of a more liberal Protestant congregation and which occurred in the 1720s? Give a brief description of this movement.
The Great Awakening
What type of writing did the Puritans value?
They valued diaries and histories.
What purpose did these writings serve? (diaries and histories)
They believed those were used to record the workings of God.
Name two talented Puritan poets.
Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor
Which Ivy League university was founded by the Puritans in 1636? Why did they establish this university?
They established Harvard College to train Puritan ministers since the colony was expanding quickly.
Name the first printed book of poems. How did this volume of poetry come to be?
The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America. It came to be when Anne Bradstreet’s brother-in-law, John Woodbridge, took her poems with him to London and had them published in 1650.
What was the Puritan philosophy on literary style?
Plain style - plain and un-ornamented
Why is there not an extensive amount of Native American literature today?
They believed in oral tradition.
Why was oratory (the art of speaking well) so highly prized by the Native Americans?
Because that is how they taught future generation about the past and that is how they told what they believed in.
Explain the circumstances behind the creation of the first written agreement in American history.
The first written agreement in American history was The Mayflower Compact. It outlined how they would be governed once they landed. It was very vague and ambitious.
What two authorities are recognized by the Mayflower Compact?
King James of England and God
What does the Mayflower Compact accomplish?
It set up a plan for the Virginia company’s government once they reached the New World.
Give one idealistic aspect and one realistic aspect of the Mayflower Compact.
One idealistic aspect was that they said everyone will be obedient. One realisttic aspect is that they wrote it very vaguely because they don’t know exactly what the New World will be like.
