Intr Flashcards
Valuing
Self-reliance
Industriousness
First interaction
Trading
Myths
Oral tradition
Answered questions about origins and their place on earth.
Detailed migrations and challenges.
American character influence by Puritans
Moral
Ethical
Religious convictions
American Sense
Practicality
Capitalism
Ethic of drift
Hard work
Self-sufficiency
Contract
“people should enter freely into agreements concerning the government “
Mayflower Compact
Signed aboard the Mayflower
Outlined how they would be governed.
Groundwork Constitutional Democracy
Mayflower Compact
Society
Social and business venture
Spiritual and business venture intertwined
1620
Plymouth, Massachusetts (Mayflower)
Looking for religious freedom
Wealth
Sign of God’s favor
Government
Based on religious tenets
1692
Salem witchcraft
150-accused
20-executed
(Moral foundation in danger)
Model of writing
Bible
Favored plain styles of writing and admired clarity of expression.
Avoided complicated figures of speech.
Most common:diaries and histories. Revealed workings of God.
Human life
Journey to salvation
Connection to Biblical events.
Anne Bradstreet
Edward Taylor
Reflected on poetry: intense piety and self-discipline
Jonathan Edwards
Transitional figure between Puritan America and modern urged
People to awaken and seek salvation.
Mary Rowlandson
Captive narrative revealed path from sin towards God’s Grace.
17th century
Turmoil in England caused questioning the divine right from monarchs.
enlightenment
Enlightenment
Believed in rationalism- human beings can arrive at truth by using reason.
Rationalists and Puritans
God created world
Rationalists
Disagree Puritan notions of revelation, divine providence, and final judgment.
God gave humanity reason to discover scientific and spiritual truth. DEISM
Rationalism and Deism
Inspired founders to call their peers to war, setting forth noble ideals of religious tolerance and individual liberty.