Study Guide: The New World & Puritanism

Explain how Puritanism came into existence.

Who was responsible for the religious dissent in England and why?

What happened because of this?


Why did the Puritans leave Europe?

Puritanism 101:
List and explain the 3 pillars:






America here we are!
Firsts in America


Differences between the North and the South (think about how people lived and religion)



What were the settlers in the South known as?
Writers of the time:
Bradford :
Background




What he wrote

Who was the 1
st
person to die on the Mayflower? Why?


How many people died in what time frame?

Who first welcomed them?
Who was the interpreter for them?
Edwards
Background



What he wrote
How he experienced grace
The basic message of his sermon


Equiano
Background




What he wrote
What he created
His experiences






Date of freedom
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Background



Young Goodman Brown as Allegory (define)
Allegorical interpretation of the story




Social comment on Puritan society



The Decline of Puritanism
Why???