American Literature Test Terms Definitions Colonial New England period is also known as what? Puritan Era When was Jamestown established? 1607 When did the Separatists come to the New World? 1620 When did the Puritans come to America? 1630 When the Puritans came to America‚ where did they land? Massachusetts Bay What are the literary characteristics of the Colonial New England period? Unadorned‚ simple‚ useful‚ natural‚ utalitarian‚ didactic‚ and Biblical What are the Genres
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The Girondins originated in southern France‚ supporting the rights of the province influence over the revolutionary movement and were victimized by their opposition who regarded Paris as the centre of the revolution. The Jacobins formed in Paris‚ but clubs soon spread to the other provinces. The Jacobins were timid toward the beginning of their rise to power but soon grew far more extreme as time passed. Identify the aims of each group Both radical groups‚ the Girondins and Jacobins were fueled
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settled by a group of separatists called the Puritans‚ which were a tightly knitted community based on strong faith. This community of New England Puritans influenced religious liberties‚ education‚ and obedience in the colonies from the 1630’s-1660’s by relating them to their religious morals and beliefs. ` As the Puritans began forming their governments and rules‚ much of New England was just beginning to be settled. Although in document E the Puritans thank their God for the their passage to
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DBQ QUESTIONS Writing the DBQ Civil War Assess the following quote: “Ultimately‚ the Civil War reduced sectional antagonism and made the United States truly ‘one nation.’” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Constitution Using information from the evidence below as well as your knowledge of the period‚ discuss the development of the United States Constitution as a document
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vehicles‚ but they value the customers and service that they provide to their customers. One of the values that CarMax is known for is their great customer service‚ their trust worthiness‚ and their ethical practices. “CarMax is founded on the fundamental principle of integrity‚ reflected in the way we serve our customers‚ treat each other‚ and deliver our products” (CarMax.com. 2012). In this paper‚ Team C will Write a 700- to 1‚050-word paper in which you analyze the individual values and the organization’s
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Women in Puritan society were strictly confined to traditional roles within their family and community structures. They were solely relegated to serve their husband and their household. These circumstances were made apparent in the journal of John Winthrop as well as the letters between him and his wife. The statements made in John Winthrop’s journal regarding Anne Hutchinson are descriptive of the restricted roles of women in the commonwealth. The way in which Margaret speaks to her husband
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I think that people should be held accountable for their actions‚ but only if they can help‚ because when something major like a life-or-death situation arises‚ fear tends to come upon us‚ and we freak out and don’t know what to do‚ and sometimes we do things that we tend to regret. But if it’s something that you know is wrong and you still do it‚ you should be held accountable for it. For example‚ if 2 people are in a situation where only one person will be able to survive and one of them decides
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The Puritan Period and the Age of Classicism (1620-1780) • Puritanism was a great moral and political reform that happened after the death of Queen Elizabeth • Literature was more critical and intellectual (made readers think than feel) • John Milton was crowning glory of the period • Paradise Lost (The Fall of Man) was the greatest religious epic of England • John Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress • With King Charles II the Monarchy was restored • Next 40 years was known as Restoration
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Albert Moncada Jr. Ms. Oberman AP U.S. History‚ Period 6 2 February 2012 APUSH DBQ Reform movements in the United States from 1825-1850 greatly benefited to expand democratic ideals that shape our nation today‚ but they also limited the expansion with some reforms. Reform movements took place in the North to fight off the forced labor and cruelty of slavery‚ and throughout the states‚ religious revivals and women rights movements arose. These reform movements expanded the democratic ideals by
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When the Puritans moved to the New World they created a new society based upon perfect adherence to the strict and intolerant Puritan philosophy. However‚ the moral center of their universe could not hold because the people themselves although normally English‚ were blends of their European ancestries and the folk culture of generations before them. Puritan philosophy was rooted in the search for spiritual perfection. Witchcraft was viewed by Puritans as evidence of the man ’s spiritual weakness
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