1. The Puritan LegacyAmerican Literature’s Colonial Roots 2. Remember the Pilgrims?© 2003-2004 clipart.com© 2003-2004 clipart.com© 2003-2004 clipart.com© 2003-2004…

Slide 1Background Information on the Puritans 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas 1607 – Jamestown established 1620-Pilgrims land 1636-Harvard College founded…

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By 1640 they dominated New England Presentation covers pages 1,4 11-14, 27-29 American character shaped by their moral, ethical, and religious They wanted to purify the Church…

Puritan Puritan 1. Wanted to return to a simpler form of worship and church organization. Puritan 2. Religion was a personal, inner experience. Puritan 3. Did not believe…

The Age of Reason and The Revolutionary Period The Age of Reason The Birth of a Nation A Change in Perception How do we go straight from William Bradford and the Puritans…

Slide 1 Interpreting Prophecy I. What is prophecy? A. The definition of the word prophecy. Prophecy is the supernatural ability to receive a message initiated by God and…

Romantics to Transcendentalists Puritans, Romantics, Realists, and Transcendentalists What do you think? Puritanism âPuritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere,…