Midterm Flashcards
What is the name of the first long-lived American settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
How did the events related to the Salem witch trials of the late 1600s seem to be tied to (and maybe even influence?) some of the social and economic changes during the late colonial period?
The Salem witch trials became a cautionary tale of bigotry, intolerance, and persecution.
Explain how Abigail Adams helped to bring awareness to women’s rights and equality.
Abigail Adams wrote her husband, John, a letter encouraging him to “remember the ladies” when writing a new code of laws. She asked him to be “more generous and favorable” to women. John largely failed to do this.
Explain the religious belief system of the Puritans and why they might have had a “grim reputation” to non-Puritans (outsiders) but overall were seeking to live exemplary and pure lives.
The Puritans believed that one should live by the Bible and separated from the Church of England because they did not believe that the Church was pure. The Puritans had a “grim reputation” because they were considered prudes.
What was the Young Ladies’ Academy, and why was it such a profound establishment at that time in America’s history?
The Young Ladies’ Academy of Philadelphia was a school for girls that was founded in 1787. It was the first school for girls that was recognized by a state government.
How long did Columbus’s first voyage take from the Canary Islands in Europe to his initial landing in America?
thirty-three days
After returning to Spain, where does Columbus state that he intends to travel?
Rome
How does John Smith avoid execution when he’s first captured by the Native Americans?
He impresses the natives with his ability to use a compass to describe the world.
When is John Smith taken prisoner by the Native Americans?
When is he searching for the source of the Chickahominy River.
What happened the first time the Pilgrims’ search parties, who were seeking suitable land and a harbor for settlement, saw Native Americans?
The Native Americans ran and hid from the search parties.
Why was the contractual agreement known as the Mayflower Compact necessary?
Some members of the company sought to take advantage of the fact that their charter had been for Virginia, and the ship had landed outside of that jurisdiction.
According to Winthrop, what forms the central connection that knits together the ideal Christian community?
love
What is defined as “the bond of perfection” in Winthrop’s sermon?
compassion
What kind of figurative language does Bradstreet use to describe her feelings for her husband?
She writes that she loves him more than gold and riches. She also says that rivers can not quench her love.
How does Puritan doctrine view marriage and romantic love?
Puritans changed the practice of marriage for economic practice to marrying for love.
In your own words, summarize Anne Bradstreet’s feelings about her husband in her poem, “To My Dear Loving Husband.” Be sure to use specific references to the poem in your answer.
She wrote that if any couple belonged together, it was them, and if a man were ever loved by his wife, then it was him. She wrote that she values his love more than gold or riches, and that rivers could not quench her love for him. She also wrote that she hopes that their love lives forever.
In The Wonders of the Invisible World [A People of God in the Devil’s Territories], the devil decided to make a most surprising and snarled attempt at ruling over the territories once again by introducing what sin into the Puritan colony?
witchcraft
In The Wonders of the Invisible World [The Trial of Martha Carrier], what strange occurance did Phebe Chandler relay to the trial attendees?
Phebe Chandler reported that Carrier came up to her on a Sunday and asked where Chander lived, even though Carrier lived next door to Chandler’s father and had to know who Chandler was. Chandler said while she was walking in a field she heard Carrier’s voice tell her that she would be poisoned in two or three days and then in that time half of her right hand became very swollen and painful, as well as part of her face. It continued and she had a great pain in her breast at times and could hardly walk on her legs. She said that when she saw Carrier’s son, Richard, at church he looked at her and her hand immediately began to hurt more and she had a strange burning in her stomach and was then struck deaf until the end of the song that was playing.
In The Wonders of the Invisible World [The Trial of Martha Carrier], how did her children react during the trial?
They agreed that she was a witch.
What phrase does Edwards use to describe the force that stays God’s hand from smiting us with his wrath?
The sovereign pleasure of God
