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Mary Rowlandson
Puritan Culture
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Common Lit
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William Bradford
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Anne Bradstreet
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How many people were killed in the attack on Mary Rowlandson's town?
What is 12 people
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Why did British citizens want to leave England?

Loss of jobs, freedom of religion

100

This piece of literature would be used to find out about what was happening around the colonies. 

Newspapers

100

At age 17 he became a separatist, what is a separatist?

Someone who wanted to break away from the church of England. 

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What age did Anne Bradstreet get married?

She was a teenage bride.

200
Mary Rowlandson's constant references to this book reveal her Puritan faith.
What is the Bible?
200

What did the Puritans believe?

They were a devout group of Christians that wanted to separate themselves from the Anglican Church

200

What type of writing did the colonists commonly write?

Factual Writing. The colonists were navigators and explorers not authors.

200

He helped to write this important document that made passengers promise to abide by a code of conduct in the Americas. What was the name of this document?

The Mayflower Compact

200

What other great poet lived during this time, and influenced Bradstreet?

Shakespeare

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When Mary sits with her baby, her captors — A tell her that her master will hit the child in the head B give her comfort C show her herbal remedies to take care of the child D sing chants to her
What is A, she tells her that her master will hit the child in the head
300

What year did the English make it to America?

1492

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This form of writing was the most common among colonists and showed their perspective on colony life

Journals & Diaries - A means of keeping records of what was happening in everyday life. 

300

Bradford was elected to what important position in the colonies?

Governor

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From what culture did Rowlandson come from? 

Puritan

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Who was the captive Mary met?
Who is Robert Pepper
400

In what region of America did the Puritans live?

New England

400
One of the most popular pieces of literature at this time, and the only form of literature for the Puritans.

Bibles

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What is the title of William Bradford's famous description of life in the colonies?

Of Plymouth Plantation

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What happened to inspire Rowlandson's poem?

Her house burned down

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Mary Rowlandson makes many references to the Bible in her narrative. Another word for such references would be this.

What are allusions

500

How did the Puritans view literature other than the Bible?

They believed that it could lead to sin, and therefore despised it. 

500

These forms of literature told the British that living in America was amazing. At times this could have been seen as false advertising. 

Fliers & Pamphlets-promotion of the new life across the sea

500

Where is Plymouth Plantation?

Plymouth, Massachusetts

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What is the major theme of Anne Bradstreet's poem?

That earthly possesions do not compare with heavenly learning