How Did American Literature Influence The Colonies

American Literature influenced and shaped the American Colonies. Studying the six types of genres/categories helps us to recognize the magnitude of history in the New World, known as the United States of America Journals and diaries are noteworthy and play a vital role in history because people document their daily experiences that they faced. Several examples of historical figures are Christopher Columbus, Captain John Smith, and William. Mr. Columbus documented about his adventures, so that he can converse about it amongst others. Captain Smith as well wrote about his adventures, but was a bit more thorough compared to Columbus. The distinction was Smith wrote about the chronological events that he witness, whether it was people he conversed, how he was apprehended, and how he was rescued. Bradford documented about the interactions that he experienced and what occurred with the pilgrims. There was a diverse of attitudes towards the Natives, and about their home settlements. Mr. Columbus did not respect the Natives; he forced them and manipulated them to be his slaves and convert them into Christianity. He said, “…resolved to send me, Cristobal Colon, to the said parts…that they might be converted to our holy
A great example of it is the “New England Primer”. This book was important to utilize during the 1800’s because it was used to educate students. Age did not matter because all ages range from young to older students. The book contained the alphabets, Ten Commandments’, reciting prayers, and lessons for children to comprehend. Some critics believe that religion should be taught in classrooms because it helps everyone to understand other ethnicities, and culture. Though it is not your modern day book, it helped to educate young children to learn, and it was a starting point because it was the introduction to education in the United States of