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Language - English
10th Grade
10/06/2009

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1. What is “The Starving Time”?
Definition
They starved because they didn't have any crops.
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 Who is Squanto?
Definition
Squanto was a translator
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How did Bradford feel about Squanto?
Definition
He believed Squanto was a helpul person.
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To whom does Anne Bradstreet address her 2nd poem?
Definition
Her Husband
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What is the main idea of Bradstreet’s 2nd poem?
Definition
She loved her husband
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Why did Edwards want to frighten his congregation with his sermon?
Definition
To make them want salvation: to get them saved.
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What is the central message or main idea of the sermon?
Definition
The central message was that jesus was the only hope for salvation.
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How does Edwards stress the powerlessness of mankind?
Definition
He scares them by telling him that god is watching everything that mankind is doing.
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Why does Edwards tell his congregation about all the people from the East and West who are getting saved and how awful it must be to see their joy while people in his congregation are still lost?
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If they were saved they would be happy people like the east and the west.
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What is the main characteristic of the Puritan style of writing?
Definition
They gave all the credit to god
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What did the Puritans believe should be the main purpose of writing?
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