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The Colonial Period Timeline & Characteristics 1607-1765

The Colonial Period Timeline & Characteristics 1607-1765. 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 1692 – Salem Witch Trials 1741- The Great Awakening

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The Colonial Period Timeline & Characteristics 1607-1765

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  1. The Colonial Period Timeline & Characteristics1607-1765

  2. History Timeline • 1607 – Jamestown, VA was settled • 1620 – Plymouth, MA was settled • 1630 – MA Bay Colony settled at Boston • 1640 – 1st printing press in America • 1692 – Salem Witch Trials • 1741- The Great Awakening • 1760 – Age of Reason begins

  3. 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”

  4. Native Americans • Respect for nature • All creatures are powerful • Manito or Great Spirit = life

  5. The Puritans (North) • 2 Kinds: • Separatists (Pilgrims) • Break Free! • Puritans: • Reform!

  6. 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 work

  7. The Planters (South) • Concern for nature • Concern for society • Did not settle for religious reasons • Chivalry – “Southern Gentleman” • Entertainment and distractions

  8. Why permanent settlement in America? • South: TOBACCO & CRIMINAL ASYLUM • North: RELIGION • 3 Important “Americanisms” • Business drive • Pursuit of liberty • Religious zeal

  9. Puritan Literature • Religious • Puritan Plain Style • purification, plainness, and the Divine Mission

  10. Southern Literature • Entertaining • Fiction and drama • Nature and society

  11. Types of Colonial Writing • Sermons • Diaries • Autobiographies • Allegories • Tracts • Devotional poems • Apocalyptic pronouncements • Almanacs • Elegies

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