Frederick Douglass
As a child in Maryland, Douglass first learned the alphabet from this person.
Who is Sophia Auld?
The first “A” in A/A/P/P stands for this term.
What is author?
This Catholic monk criticized the practice of indulgences in 1517, unintentionally setting off a revolution in religion, politics, and society.
Who is Martin Luther?
John Winthrop’s famous metaphor for the Bay Colony’s example to the world.
What is “a city upon a hill”?
This kind of “evidence” relies on visions or dreams rather than material proof.
What is spectral evidence?
In Baltimore, Douglass traded bread for this in order to keep learning.
What are reading lessons?
A document written close to the event is strong on this sourcing feature.
What is proximity?
The term referring to the idea that the Spanish were particularly cruel towards indigenous Americans.
What is the Black Legend?
Puritans believed God had already decided who would be saved; this doctrine is called _____.
What is predestination?
The officer who brings warrants to the Proctor home.
Who is Ezekiel Cheever?
This famous 1845 work made Douglass a transatlantic celebrity and a target.
What is Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?
Checking two documents against each other to see where they agree or conflict is called this.
What is corroboration?
English promoters like Richard Hakluyt argued colonies would solve this economic problem at home.
What is poverty/unemployment (overpopulation)?
This 1662 policy allowed baptism of children whose parents weren’t full communicants.
What is the Half-Way Covenant?
In Act III, John Proctor confesses to this in order to expose Abigail’s motives.
What is admitting lechery (the affair)?
This abolitionist published The Liberator and later supported Douglass’s early speaking career.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
A source can be accurate but still limited because it shows only one person’s _____.
This 1607 settlement struggled with disease, famine, and relations with Powhatan peoples.
What is Jamestown?
Puritan towns were built on the idea that neighbors had a duty to uphold shared norms; this kind of agreement is a _____.
What is a social contract (or covenant)?
Giles Corey’s famous words during pressing (peine forte et dure).
What is “More weight”?
In the Narrative, Douglass describes this physical fight as a turning point when he “recovered” a sense of manhood.
What is the fight with Edward Covey?
Name one piece of information you would look for to better judge a source’s perspective or limits.
What is: who the audience was, what the author’s stake was, what they could/couldn’t observe, when it was written, or what genre it is?
A major difference between New England and Chesapeake migration patterns in the 1630s was that New England migrants arrived primarily as these.
What are families?
Name two ways Puritan towns tried to enforce moral conformity (besides church sermons).
What are Sabbath laws, town fines, public confession/punishment, moral surveillance, sumptuary rules, church discipline, etc.?
Danforth refuses to delay executions partly because it would make earlier hangings seem _____.
What is “wrong” (or unjust / mistaken)?