Study Guide: The New World & Puritanism
Explain how Puritanism came into existence.
Explain how Puritanism came into existence.
- Who was responsible for the religious dissent in England and why?
- What happened because of this?
- Why did the Puritans leave Europe?
- List and explain the 3 pillars:
- “Firsts” in America
- Differences between the North and the South (think about how people lived and religion)
- What were the settlers in the South known as?
- Bradford :
- Background –
- What he wrote –
- Who was the 1st person to die on the Mayflower? Why?
- How many people died in what time frame?
- Who first welcomed them?
- Who was the interpreter for them?
- Edwards
- Background
- What he wrote
- How he experienced grace
- The basic message of his sermon
- Equiano
- Background
- What he wrote
- What he created
- His experiences
- Date of freedom
- Background
- “Young Goodman Brown” as Allegory (define)
- Allegorical interpretation of the story
- Social comment on Puritan society
- Why???