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Am lit Mid-term
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Literature
10th Grade
01/14/2011

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once there were permanent settlements, wat did colonists write bout?
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religion/God
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diests believe...
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God created the world then left it
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by adding only rhyme and meter, wat was the essential principle that the translators of the Bay Psalm Book were instructed to use
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to not let their imagination change it
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wat was William Byrd's social position
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Southern Aristocrat
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Roger william's letter bout limits of freedom states that no one onboard a ship, regardless of his religion, should...
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b forced to come to the ship's prayers/worship/be prevented from praying/worshiping as he desires
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In William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, who does Bradford describe as a "special instrument sent of God for their good"?
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squanto
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wat condition feared by mid 17th century preachers is reflected in Sewall's diary?
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worldliness
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In John Winthrop's diary, under wat charge was Mr. Robert Keayne brought to court?
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raising his prices
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wat was the motivation for the Mayflower Compact?
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Govt to stay united and controlled (since landed out of englands power, not in virginia)
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wat was Ben Franklin called because he had Puritan ideals, but did not subscribe to Puritan theology?
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the "ungodly Puritan"
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When attempting his moral experiment, why did Franklin find it so hard?
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when he fixed one, another fault would show up.
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wat was the 1st permanent English settlement in the New World?
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Jamestown
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wat was the 1st permanent English settlement in the New World?
Definition
Jamestown
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Wat did the earliest American authors write about?
Definition
harsh physical environment
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waht response did other writers have to Poor Richard's Almanac?
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received no attention from other writers.
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Roger William's belief about what principle has been influential since his day?
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seperation of church and state
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Roger William's belief about what principle has been influential since his day?
Definition
seperation of church and state
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WHat was the purpose of Edward Taylor's Preparatory Meditations?
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to prepare him spiritually for preaching sermon b4 communion
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In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards uses what metaphors to describe God's wrath?
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great waters
bow and arrow
black clouds and rough winds...
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In Thomas Paine's The American Crisis, No. 1, why does Paine say that they cannot trust General Howe's "mercy"?
Definition
they wouldn't give you representation, wat makes you think they'll give you mercy?
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In arguing for colonization, John Smith lists responsibilities to four powers from most to least important. What are they?
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God
KIng
Country
Self
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How does Jonathan Edwards characterize Sarah Pierrepont
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sense of God's presence
sweet
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How does Thomas Paine define infidelity?
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saying you believe something you don't
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How were Seperatists different from Puritans?
Definition
purify church compared to seperate from it all together
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In his poem "On a Honey Bee," what reason does author Phillip Freneau give for the bee's attraction to the wine?
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Bee has a hard life so he goes to the wine
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Knowing what we do about Freneau, why is the poem "On a Honey Bee" particulalarly ironic?
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He also like the bee died drunk
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What literary device is used in Phillip Freneau's poems "The Wild Honey Suckle" and "On a Honey Bee"?
Definition
apostrophe
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Give one example of how Thomas Paine uses God to make his points and gain support in The American Crisis, No. 1
Definition
God has kept washington from sickness...
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What does Thomas Paine say his church is?
Definition
his mind
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What is the most famous sermon in American history?
Definition
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Term
The Geneva translation was the first Bible to have what feature?
Definition
verses
Term
William Bartram wrote about his adventures escaping from what creatures during his exploration of the Southern United States?
Definition
Alligators
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In "On a Honey Bee," Phillip Freneau makes an allusion th "Bacchus." Who is he?
Definition
Roman god of wine and revelry
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What aspects of Puritan influence continue today?
Definition
work ethic, work b4 pleasure
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Why did Ben Franklin write his autobiography?
Definition
to learn from his success, reminise bout his past, flatter his vanity
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Why were Separatists not sorrowful about leaving HOlland for the New World?
Definition
THey are pilgrims in the world anyway
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As a prototype of the American businessman, Samuel Sewall is often referred to as the first ____________
Definition
yankee
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As a prototype of the American businessman, Samuel Sewall is often referred to as the first ____________
Definition
yankee
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How did critics respond to Anne Bradstreet's writings?
Definition
a woman should devote herself exclusively to caring for her household rather than writing poems.
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