Puritan Background William Bradford Anne Bradstreet Jonathan Edwards.

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Puritan Background William Bradford Anne Bradstreet Jonathan Edwards

Beginnings arrive in Mayflower Headed for NY but end up in MA At first make peace with Natives Land in winter - survival is difficult Flee religious oppression Last only 100 years

Major beliefs Grace Vanity Envy Lust Plainness Divine Mission

William Bradford Of Plymouth Plantation Compassion - treatment of sailors and each other Struggle without complaint Theocracy - Bible is law Tight-knit group Hard labor Attribute all fates to God

Anne Bradstreet “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and “Upon the Burning of Our House” Lack of attachment to worldly goods Superiority of men Importance of family God makes choices, not humans Plain style

Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Great Awakening Nature represents God God could be vengeful but chooses mercy