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A group of people who sought to purify the Church of England, which since the time of Henry VIII had been virtually inseparable from the country’s government.
What is Puritanism/the Puritans.

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The Puritans saw life as a ______________, and they believed that one’s fate after death was ___________________.
Pilgrimage/predestined

4. 1 - $300 Puritans believed each individual was responsible for this.
Right thinking

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Puritanical literature frequently relies on these literary forms/genres.
Letters, diaries, sermons, poetry, histories, captivity narratives

6. 1 - $500
A way of writing that stresses simplicity and clarity of expression. The Puritans used this style frequently in their writing.
Plain style

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The belief that human beings can arrive at truth by using reason, rather than by relying on the authority of the past, on religious faith, or on intuition.
Rationalism

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God’s special gift to humanity is ________.
Reasoning

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A period of time when people developed new ideas about human existence, including peoples’ basic rights and the level of control they should have over their government and their futures.
The Enlightenment

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Many thinkers from this movement believed in _________, a country’s leader should be chosen by the citizens in a general election.
Republicanism

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This historical event also impacted the literature of the 1700’s.
The Industrial Revolution

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Patrick Henry addresses the Virginia Convention for this reason.
He feels the colonists are in danger of losing their liberty if they do not face up to the reality of the situation.

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According to Franklin’s Autobiography, this must happen before people can depend on correct moral behavior.
They must first break old habits and acquire good ones.

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Anne Bradstreet poem, “Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House,” speaks of another “house” in an extended metaphor (allegory) at the end of this poem. This house is known as __________ and its architect is ______________.
The house is known as heaven and its architect is God.

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This is the central message of Jonathan Edward’s sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”
The only hope for salvation is through Christian rebirth.

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The Crucible’s Elizabeth Proctor famously quotes, “He have his goodness now.” This quote means this.
John regains his goodness through accepting death. He denies the false confession of witchcraft and is able to maintain his good name.

17. 4 - $100 These characters are hung in the final scene of The Crucible:
John Proctor
Giles Corey
Rebecca Nurse
Martha Corey
John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey

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All are images used by Jonathan Edwards to scare his audience.
A bow and arrow ready to pierce one’s heart
Flood waters held back by God’s hand
A wide gaping canyon
Loathsome spiders held over the fire and threatened with being dropped into the flames
A bow and arrow, flood waters and loathsome spiders

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President Obama’s speech, “A More Perfect Union,” and Patrick Henry’s speech share these similarities:
Call for unity
Rely on war, rather than peace, to resolve issues
Apply to all men and women, regardless of racial background
Use the phrase “chains of slavery” figuratively speaking.
Call for unity

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President Obama’s speech, “A More Perfect Union,” and Patrick Henry’s speech differ in these ways:
Call for unity
Both rely on peaceful protests rather than war
Patrick Henry’s speech only applies to white men.
Obama establishes the need for education
Patrick Henry’s speech only applies to white men, Obama establishes the need for education

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Choose the lines below that characterize Bradstreet as a Puritan author:
I, starting up, the light did spy/And to my God my heart did cry
And when I could no longer look/I blest His name that gave and took
My pleasant things in ashes lie/And them behold no more shall I.
Thou hast a house on high erect/Framed by that mighty Architect
No Candle e'er shall shine in Thee/Nor bridegroom‘s voice e'er heard shall be.
1, 2, 4

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A young representative who stood up in the Virginia House of Burgesses one day in He delivered dynamic, thundering speech against the hated Stamp Act.
Patrick Henry

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This Puritanical author found Shakespeare a source of inspiration. She was sixteen when she married a well-educated young Puritan, and she raised four boys and four girls while writing poetry.
Anne Bradstreet

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This author possessed many uncommon talents. He served as a diplomat and negotiator, and he also was a scientist and important inventor.
Benjamin Franklin

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This author entered Yale when he was only thirteen. When his grandfather died in 1729, he mounted the pulpit and quickly established himself as a strong-willed and charismatic pastor.
Jonathan Edwards

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An American playwright of the second half of the twentieth century. He eventually enrolled in the University of Michigan and to help finance his education, he started to write plays.
Arthur Miller

27. Final Jeopardy
Rationalism and Puritanism differ in many ways, however, they also share similarities. Describe three similarities these movements share.
Both emphasized the importance of education, God was involved in everyday life and both sought (religious) freedom from England/the Church of England.