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| What is “The Starving Time”? |
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| The time in which more than half of their companh die without food and proper shelter for the winter. |
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| An indian that could speak some enhlish and became their interpreter. |
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| How did Bradford feel about Squanto? |
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| He thought he was a special instrument sent of God. |
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| To whom does Anne Bradstreet address her 2nd poem? |
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| What is the main idea of Bradstreet’s 2nd poem? |
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| The love between her and her husband is greater than any earthly thing. |
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| Why did Edwards want to frighten his congregation with his sermon? |
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| So they would realize the power and authority of God so they would be saved. |
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| What is the central message of main idea of the sermon? |
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| God has complete control and they need to be saved if they dont want to perish. |
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| How does Edwards stress the powerlessness of mankind? |
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| Using images such as holding a spider over a fire and God pointing an arrow at your heart. |
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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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| To make them feel like they too need to hurry and be saved. |
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| What is the main characteristic of the Puritan style of writing? |
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| What did the Puritans believe should be the main purpose of writing? |
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| Why do we still read Puritan literature? |
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| Based on their literature, what do we know Puritans believed in? |
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| Following God and working hard all the time, not wasting time. |
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| Whom does Bradford credit for the success of the colony (“Of Plymouth Plantation”)? |
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| What role did Samoset play in helping the colonists? |
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| He told them about the land, and about the people who lived there:there names,where they lived, how many there were, etc. |
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| What were the terms of the peace agreement between the Indians and the colonists? |
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1. Can't hurt their people.
2. If they did, they would be punished.
3. Return anything stilen
4. Must aid each other in war
5. Send confederates to neighbors.
6. Leave weapons behind when they visit. |
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| person, place, thing, or idea |
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replace nouns in a sentence:
personal, possessive, indefinite, demonstrative, reflexive |
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| expresses action or otherwise shows a state of existance. |
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| modifies or describes a noun or pronoun |
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| modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. |
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