Unit1:End Of Change Flashcards
1)The three aspects of Puritan influence continued today are
- Emphasis on the work ethic
- Goal
- centeredness
- subservience of pleasure to duty
2)What was the first permanent of English settlement.
Jamestown,Virginia
3)The two things that sustained the Pilgrims through hardship were?
Their will to succeed and their confidence in God’s providential care.
4) -The main motive for migration was
- other motives are?
- Secular reasons are?
- Religious
- adverture,to help English challenge Spain’s claim to North America,to gain personal independence and wealth.
- because of the American dream.Hundreds of people sold themselves into bondage to pay their way to the colonies.
5)During the 17th century,as Puritans grew into a potent political force,the meaning of the term Puritan broadened to include virtually all English Protestants other than those supporting which church?
the Anglican church.(the church of England)
6)The two leading figures of the Great Awakening were ?
Jonathan Edwards&George Whitefield
7)Puritanism declined because?
1) Spiritual fervor had declined.
2) Material prosperity brought worldly interests and goals.
3) Secular values were replacing religious ones.
8)Tell about the Half-way covenant.
It main purpose was to boost church membership but it was not successful.
9)Deism maintained that the solution to main’s problem lies in human reason rather than?
Supernatural revelation of the bible.
10)What deists believe?
- they do believe in God that he controls the world but that he does not intervene the events of it.
- believe in an afterlife and that good will on cart will be rewarded and evil will be punished.
- man is not flawed and fallen&he can please God by his good works.
- man can become better through education.
- the description the deists use for God is”Great First Cause” or “clock winder”
11)After the 1750’s Edwards had perpetuated the spirit of Puritanism ,if not its entire body of thought.After his death,the Puritan influence lingered only in the secular,vaguely ethical form apparent in the writings of who?
Ben Franklin and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
12)The separatist theory of gov. influence the 18th century document of what?
The constitution
13)dependence on English Literature had to be abandoned before what?
A distinctly American literature could exist.
14)Early colonial literature was mostly about what and why?
Adversity because of the environmental threats.
15)what did Once permanent settlements were established the subject matter focused on?
Religion
16)Toward the end of the 18th century.What did the writings presented a revolutionary attitude ?
A secular view of life
17)The first consciously American voices began to speak through literature after what?
The Revolution war.
18)What the primary purpose of list literature in early American was
Instruction
19)Early Puritan writers imitated the plain style not the ornate style popular in where?
In England
20)Modern critics unjustly criticized the Puritan writing as lacking of what?
Artistry
21)What did John Smith is ?
He was an adventurist
22)What John Smith’s work was?
A General History
23)What was an unexpected thing happened when John Smith was captured?
The Indian offered friendship and provisions.
24)”But almighty(by his divine providence)had modified the hearts of those stern barbarians with compassion”This line shows the recurring theme in the 17th century literature that?
God supplied the needs of the people
25)A Description of New England ->John Smith argues for worthiness of colonization.What did he list 4 powers from most to least important ?
- God
- King
- country
- themselves
26)John Smith argues that the primary motivation to convert the indians should be (….Ans….) rather than honor or prosperity.
Religion
26)What William Byrd || was?
An 18th century southern aristocrat.
27)William Byrd || associated w/the colony of where?
Virginia
28)The secret diary of William Byrd ||. (he reads or translates form home and the bible)What is the example suggest that Byrd’s complete honesty?
He quarrels,fits of temper,lustful thoughts,gambling losses,sleeping in church,and neglect of prayer.
29)”The history of the divine line”
His observation of the boundary between where?
Virginia and North Carolina
30)William Bradford began writing “of Plymouth Plantation” because of what?
Because he feared the Massachusetts bay colony would overshadow the Plymouth colony.
31)According to “of Plymouth plantation” Bradford’s attitude of the man that was thrown overboard is against of what ?
Respectful of God’s providential care and justice.
32)In addition to the initial agreement written aboard the Mayflower what did the colonist wrote?
They wrote the rules of law and order as they became neccessary.
33)Biblical allusion to Moses viewing the promised land shows a purpose to emphasize that?
The Pilgrims,unlike Moses had no certain hope that this land offer plenty.
34)What did John Winthrop’s journal focuses on for his colonists?
God’s providential care
35)Leviticus was the primary basis for what of the Massachusetts colony?
The laws
36)who did compared John Winthrop to the biblical character of Nehemiah?
Cotton mather
37)What did Winthrop’s journal focus on as they affected political&social matters.
Massachusetts Bay colony’s religious policies.
38)”Essay on liberty”According to Winthrop’s journal the following is an implication of civil or federal liberty.(its have 3 of them)
- it should be supported even if goods and life must be risked.
- the same kind of liberty in which Christ sets Christians free.
- Anything that contradicts this kind of liberty may not be a legitimate authority.
39)The two relationship that John Winthrop refers to are?
- A wife’s submission to her husband.
- the church’s submission to Christ.
40)The type of liberty that man has in common w/animals is?
Natural liberty
41)What was The purpose of “letter from Boston”?
He want to warn his wife to be prepared for the dangers of sea travel.
