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1 Puritan Background William Bradford Anne Bradstreet Jonathan Edwards

2 Beginnings 1620 - 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

3 Major beliefs Grace Vanity Envy Lust Plainness Divine Mission

4 William Bradford 1590-1657 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

5 Anne Bradstreet 1612-1672 “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

6 Jonathan Edwards 1703-1758 “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Great Awakening Nature represents God God could be vengeful but chooses mercy

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