Puritans and Patriots Unit 2 Literature and Language Unit 2 Literature and Language

Puritans and Patriots

Puritans and Patriots

Unit 2Literature and Language

Unit 2Literature and Language

The PuritansThe Puritans

•Settlers who colonized New England




•Persecuted in England for their beliefs that the Protesant church needed to be purified


•Persecuted in England for their beliefs that the Protesant church needed to be purified


•Sought to establish a more God-centered society in a new land

•Sought to establish a more God-centered society in a new land


•Hardworking farmers and traders who strongly promoted the values of industry, moderation, sobriety and simplicity

•Hardworking farmers and traders who strongly promoted the values of industry, moderation, sobriety and simplicity


•Believed their souls were a battleground between God and Satan




•Passed laws against pleasurable activities


•Passed laws against pleasurable activities


•The witchcraft trials that erupted in Salem in 1692 stemmed partly from the Puritan fervor to root out the devil.

•The witchcraft trials that erupted in Salem in 1692 stemmed partly from the Puritan fervor to root out the devil.


•Believed strongly in education for both sexes.

•Believed strongly in education for both sexes.


•Literature of the Puritans •Private•Religious

•Literature of the Puritans •Private•Religious

The Decline of Puritanism


•Puritan beliefs lost much of their vital force as settlements and more liberal congregations grew.

•Puritan beliefs lost much of their vital force as settlements and more liberal congregations grew.



•The Great Awakening•A religious revival•From about 1735-1750•Jonathan Edwards

•The Great Awakening•A religious revival•From about 1735-1750•Jonathan Edwards



Thinkers in America began to be influenced by European philosophers who emphasized the role of reason, or rational thought, in human affairs.

Thinkers in America began to be influenced by European philosophers who emphasized the role of reason, or rational thought, in human affairs.



The eighteenth century in America and Europe came to be known as the Age of Reason.

The eighteenth century in America and Europe came to be known as the Age of Reason.

The American Revolution


•Balance of power between Britain and the colonies began shifting in the 1760s.

•Balance of power between Britain and the colonies began shifting in the 1760s.



•The American Revolution begins in April 1775.

•The American Revolution begins in April 1775.



•Declaration of Independence•Americans proclaimed their independence•1776•Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson

•Declaration of Independence•Americans proclaimed their independence•1776•Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson



•The British surrendered on October 19, 1781.

•The British surrendered on October 19, 1781.



After the colonies won the war, they sent their leaders to Philadelphia to draft a document providing a basis for a national government.

After the colonies won the war, they sent their leaders to Philadelphia to draft a document providing a basis for a national government.



•The Constitution•Did not please everyone•Provisions for future amendments and the addition of the first ten amendments helped this.

•The Constitution•Did not please everyone•Provisions for future amendments and the addition of the first ten amendments helped this.



•Bill of Rights - the first ten amendments to the Constitution

•Today the Constitution is recognized as a flexible blueprint.

•Bill of Rights - the first ten amendments to the Constitution

•Today the Constitution is recognized as a flexible blueprint.



•The literature of the Revolution was almost purely public and political.

•The literature of the Revolution was almost purely public and political.



•Common Sense•Thomas Paine•Published in January 1776•Sold 100,000 copies in three months

•Common Sense•Thomas Paine•Published in January 1776•Sold 100,000 copies in three months



•In newspapers, magazines and speeches, colonists shared exciting new European ideas about human nature and freedom and demanded their own government.

•In newspapers, magazines and speeches, colonists shared exciting new European ideas about human nature and freedom and demanded their own government.



•Broadsides - sheets of paper covered with anonymous poems, songs or essays about the political situation were tacked up around the city, placed under doors or read aloud.

•Broadsides - sheets of paper covered with anonymous poems, songs or essays about the political situation were tacked up around the city, placed under doors or read aloud.



•From 1750-1800, almost all American writing proudly proclaimed the new revolutionary spirit.

•From 1750-1800, almost all American writing proudly proclaimed the new revolutionary spirit.

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Puritans and Patriots Unit 2 Literature and Language Unit 2 Literature and Language