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Puritans
Pilgrims
Native Americans
Literary Terms
100
Author of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
100
Puritans are a group of people that hoped to __________ the Church of England from within
What is reform?
100
Pilgrims are a group of people that were dissatisfied with the Church of England and gave up hope of changing it, so chose to ________ the church.
What is leave?
100
This person labeled Native Americans as Indians
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
This is when an author compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
200
The author of the poem, To My Dear and Loving Husband
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
200
The three characteristics of the Puritan style of writing
What is simple, straightforward and spiritual?
200
This is another term often associated with the Pilgrims because they chose to separate from the Church of England
What is Separatists?
200
This substance is most often used to create forms of life in Native American origin myths
What is the earth (clay)?
200
This is when an author compares two unlike things directly. Example: "Hell is a great furnace."
What is a metaphor?
300
The Author of The History of Plymouth Plantation?
Who is William Bradford?
300
The topic that dominated Puritan writings
What is religion?
300
The Pilgrims initially fled to this country before they arrived in the United States.
What is Holland?
300
Native Americans are believed to have crossed this land structure in order to enter North America
What is the Bering Land Bridge?
300
The term used for giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
400
The Author of The History of Virginia?
Who is John Smith?
400
A strong Puritan belief that God was on their side and would come to their assistance when needed
What is divine intervention?
400
This is the first Pilgrim colony established in Massachusetts with the help of Native Americans
What is Plymouth?
400
The name of the Native American that helped Bradford and his companions in the New World
Who is Squanto?
400
The “word pictures” that writers create to evoke an emotional response
What is imagery?
500
The author of The Iroquois Constitution
Who is Dekanawidah?
500
The 6 Puritan beliefs that significantly impacted American culture
What are morality and religion, education and literature, work ethic and small government?
500
The writer who recorded the events of the Pilgrim's voyage to the new world
Who is William Bradford?
500
In the Iroquois Constitution, Dekanawidah encourages new rulers to develop this in order to refrain from displaying anger and fear.
What is a thick skin?
500
When a writer brings in his own bias and writes according to his or her perception and opinions instead of just telling the facts
What is subjective?