Lecture Notes 1 Flashcards
What was Columbus’s journal called
Journal of the first voyage to America
Why did people travel to America
Looking for wealth and legends
What did Columbus record in his journals
His findings, people he met, environment, plants and animals
Why did Columbus log his findings
For Isabella and Ferdinand
When did Europeans want to colonize America
End of the 16th century
Why did people want the Americas colonized
New land, wages, religious freedom
The first pieces of literature in North America
Pamphlets
The first newspaper in the new world was called what and created when.
News from Virginia in 1610
What were Europeans promised if they came to North America
Land, wages, and other benefits
What changed European culture when they came to the new world
The Native American culture
Why did the people of New England only have practical writings.
They had to clear the land and had no time for fun stuff
What did the New England colonies and the southern colonies have in common
Fascination with the wilderness, desire for fair government, focus on practical matters.
What literary form did native Americans use
Oral stories about nature and the Divine order
What was an impressive Native American writing that was used partially as a model for the U.S. Constitution
The Iroquois constitution
What works did they write in the New England colonies
They wrote sermons,journals, histories, prayers, and poetry
What were serious topics the New England colonies wrote about
Sin, salvation, a lot of religion
Philadelphia was known for which political document
Declaration of Independence
What did the southern colonies write about
Planting aristocracy, historical narratives,journals, diary entries
The southern colonies were awarded what by the king
Plantations
Why did southerners have slaves
To work the plantations
What did pioneers write about
Discovery, exploration, historical narratives
What did John smith write
A general history of Jamestown and a historical narrative the founding of Jamestown
What three nouns could be used to describe John smith
Adventurer egotist author
What are John smiths years
1580-1631
What was John smith the leader of
Jamestown, the first successful English colony
What are William bradfords years
1590-1657
What was William Bradford
Pilgrim
What did William Bradford write
Of Plymouth plantation
How many terms did William Bradford govern Plymouth
30
What is of Plymouth plantation about
Historical narrative of the voyage to the new world and founding Plymouth
What are jonathon Edwards dates
1703-1758
Who is said to have started the great awakening
Jonathon Edwards
What is the great awakening
Revival of Puritanism
What type of words did Jonathan Edwards use
Scary emotional
What are Edward Taylor’s dates
1645-1729
Who is the most talented poet of the colonial age
Edward Taylor
What other occupations did Edward Taylor have
Physician and a minister
First American woman to publish a volume of poetry and got away with it
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet dates
1612-1672
The most important type of literature during the revolutionary period
Political literature
When did the English start recognizing themselves as American
Revolutionary period
Most important document of the 18 century
Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin dates
1706-1790
What do historians call Ben Franklin and why
Renaissance man because he was so many things
Thomas Jefferson dates
1743-1826
Founded the university of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Wrote common sense essay and American crisis essay
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
1737-1809
Phillis Wheatley dates
1753?-1784
She was a poet and a slave
Phillis Wheatley
Wrote sophisticated poetry in her second language English
Phillis Wheatley
What historical figure did Phillis Wheatley write a poem for
George Washington
Patrick Henry dates
1736-1799
Most powerful orator of the American Revolution
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry s famous quote
Give me liberty or give me death
Patrick Henry could make listeners feel what
Any emotion
Michel guillaume jean de crevecoeur dates
1735-1813
Wrote about the transformation of Europeans to Americans
Michel guillaume Jean de crevecoeur
What did the American Dream turn into
American nightmare
What happened when Michel guillaume Jean de crevecoeur returned to America
His family was killed and he was considered a spy
Columbus kept what on his 1492 voyage
Journal
