American History
Arrival point of most initial colonists
Eastern coastline as far west as Mexico
OR Plymouth/Jamestown/St. Augustine
Purpose of Patrick Henry's speech at the Virginia Convention
To persuade his listeners to go to war with Britain
These people believed that the land belongs to the people
European colonists
Two very different subjects are shown to have a point of similarity and the comparison is stretched throughout the entire text
Extended Metaphor
Central idea/message that reflects major discussions or historical events of the time
Theme
Landmark by which Native Americans migrated to North America nearly 12 thousand years ago
Bering Land Bridge
Purpose of William Bradford's "Plymouth Plantation"
To inform a new generation about the pilgrim's history
These people lived in unity with nature
Native Americans
Formal public speaking meant to persuade listeners to take action or to address listeners’ needs or concerns
Oratory
Expressing the same idea using the exact same words
Reason colonists revolted against the British monarchy
Unfair taxation
Lack of representation
Unprovoked violence from British soldiers
Writers of hymns and sermons believed they held this responsibility
To articulate God's will and his laws to the people
These are the 3 major persuasive techniques
Logos, Pathos, and Ethos
Formal speech prepared for a special occasion
Address
Speech based on a scriptural text and is intended to provide religious instruction
Sermon
Puritans primarily focused on these two things
Work and prayer
To document the history of each tribe and honor its heroes
Opposition to absolute monarchy, separation of powers, liberty and individual rights, and equality are all key concepts of this philosophy
Enlightenment
Focuses on an issue relating to government in which the speaker tries to persuade the people to think or act in a certain way
Political Speech
Using strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas
Antithesis
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
3 images utilized in Jonathan Edward's sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Black clouds
Bow and arrow
Flooding waters
Hands of God
Rock destroying web
Wilderness, Community, and Individualism
Pattern, symbol, or character type that repeats across cultures
Archetype
Repeating a grammatical structure
Parallelism