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LCC1- Colonial
Colonial Period
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| John Winthrop | A Model of Christian Charity |
| John Smith | The General History of Virginia |
| Cotton Mather | Pillars of Salt, The Wonders of the Invisible World |
| Thomas Harriot | Brief and True Report |
| William Bradford | Of Plymouth Plantation |
| Samson Occom | "A Short Narrative of My Life" |
| Olaudah Equiano | The Interesting Narrative |
| Anne Bradstreet | "Upon the Burning of Our House", "The Tenth Muse” |
| Phillis Wheatley | “On Being Brought from Africa to America", Poems on Various Subjects |
| Michael Wigglesworth | “The Day of Doom” |
| Thomas Paine | Common Sense |
| Thomas Jefferson | Notes on the State of Virginia, The Declaration of Independence |
| Benjamin Franklin | Poor Richard's Almanac |
| J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur | Letters from an American Farmer |
| Jonathan Edwards | Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God |
| Genres (Diaries) | Early diaries listed the daily struggles faced by the Colonists and highlighted the wildness of America and their brushes with diseases and the wilderness. |
| Genres (Sermons) | o Proclaimed the historical and moral importance of the Colonies. o Colonies as a Puritan religious example. o Attacks on witchcraft. |
| Genres (Histories) | Histories |
| Main TOPICS & Themes | Ideas and Theories of the Enlightenment Freedom of Religion Native American / Colonial Relations African Slave Trade English Monarchy Puritan concept of ‘innate depravity’ and ‘predestination’ and ‘destiny’ |
| Historical Background | 1607-1765 |