16071765 History Timeline 1607 Jamestown VA was settled 1620 Plymouth MA was settled 1630 MA Bay Colony settled at Boston 1640 1 st printing press in America 1695 Salem Witch Trials ID: 495003
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The Colonial Period Timeline & Characteristics
1607-1765Slide2
History Timeline
1607 – Jamestown, VA was settled
1620 – Plymouth, MA was settled
1630 – MA Bay Colony settled at Boston
1640 – 1
st
printing press in America
1695 – Salem Witch Trials
1741- The Great Awakening
1760 – Age of Reason beginsSlide3
Literature Timeline
1624 – General History of Virginia
1630 – Of Plymouth Plantation
1640 – Bay Psalm Book
1650 – Anne Bradstreet
’
s poetry
1702 – Puritan History
1729 –
“
History of the Dividing Line
”
1741 –
“
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
”Slide4
Native Americans
Respect for nature
All creatures are powerful
Manito or Great Spirit = lifeSlide5
The Puritans (North)
2 Kinds:
Separatists (Pilgrims)
Break Free!
Puritans:
Reform!Slide6
Influences on Puritans & Pilgrims
Martin Luther
Men = Wicked; God = All-Powerful
John Calvin
No Free Choice!!!
Original Sin
You are all sinners!
Divine Providence
God is in control
Hard workSlide7
The Planters (South)
Concern for nature
Concern for society
Did not settle for religious reasons
Chivalry –
“
Southern Gentleman
”
Entertainment and distractionsSlide8
Why permanent settlement in America?
South: TOBACCO & CRIMINAL ASYLUM
North: RELIGION
3 Important
“
Americanisms
”
Business drive
Pursuit of liberty
Religious zealSlide9
Puritan Literature
Religious
Puritan Plain Style
purification, plainness, and the Divine MissionSlide10
Southern Literature
Entertaining
Fiction and drama
Nature and societySlide11
Types of Colonial Writing
Sermons
Diaries
Autobiographies
Allegories
Tracts
Devotional poems
Apocalyptic pronouncements
Almanacs
Elegies