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| What were the troubles in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| the transfer of passengers to the Mayflower after one of the other ships became unseaworthy |
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| What does divers mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| What does lusty mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| what does execrations mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| what does reproved mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| what does shroudly mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| shrewdly, used here in its archaic sense of "wickedly" |
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| what does fain mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| what does loath mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| what does staunch mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| what does hull mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| to float without using the sails |
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| what does seele mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| what does halyards mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| when did the mayflower sight cape cod in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| where was cape cod sighted in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| present-day Massachusetts |
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| what is the Hudson River in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| pilgrims trying reach Manhattan Island |
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| Who made a voyage in the Hudson River in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| what is cape harbor now called? |
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| what does succor mean in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| what part of the Bible is Of Plymouth Plantation alluding to? |
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| in Acts of the Apostles (ch. 28), paul tells how the shipwrecked Christians were helped by the "barbarous people" of Malta |
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| what is pisgah in Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| mountain from which Moses first viewed the promise land |
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| not religious, contemptuous, disrespectful |
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| a meeting to seek information or exchange ideas |
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| a written or spoken conversation |
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| goods seized, especially during wartime |
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| sorrow for doing wrong; regret |
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| wanted to purify church of england |
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| Define covenant. What was the name of the 1st Puritan agreement? |
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| a covenant is a promise that can be made with God or with man. The first Puritan agreement was the Mayflower Compact |
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| humans can arrive at truth through reason |
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| plain style is a simple style of writing |
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T/F
William Bradford was the governor of Virginia at least 30 times |
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"There was a proud and very profane young man, one of the seamen, of a lustry, able body which made him the more HAUGHTY...."
what does haughty mean in this sentence? |
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| a leader in the 17th century; held government and war positions |
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An allusion is:
a-a comparison using like or as
b-reference to something else.
c-giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
d-the repetition of consonant sounds |
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| What are at least two characteristics of Puritan writing? |
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Bible model for Puritan writing
plain style of writing
diaries and histories believed to reflect workings of God
used writing to explore their inner and outer lives |
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| Sir Isaac Newton and the rationalists viewed God as a _____________. |
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| What are at least two characteristics of Puritan writing? |
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Bible model for Puritan writing
plain style of writing
diaries and histories believed to reflect workings of God
used writing to explore their inner and outer lives |
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| Name the Indian chief who was responsible for the raid on Mary Rowlandson's town. |
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| What event resulted in the capture of Mary Rowlandson? What did this do for the relationship between the Indians and the Puritans? |
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| Mary Rowlandson's capture was brought on by a bloody raid. This caused anger between the Indians and Puritans and it broke the 24 year treaty. |
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What is a praying Indian?
"she was about 10 years old, and taken from the door at first by a praying Indian and afterword sold for a gun." |
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| American Indians who converted to Christianity |
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Mrs. Rowlandson's narrative
a-is an unemotional, detached portrayal of her captivity
b-emphasizes the authors reliance on God's providence
c-bitterly pleads for God's judgment on the Indians
d-lapses into melodramatic passages of self-pity |
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What happens to the body of Rowlandson's dead daughter?
a-indians leave body in river
b-indians leave body in the woods for wild animals
c-left for her to bury in a shallow grave
d-indians bury the body on top of a hill |
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| What style of writing is Of Plymouth Plantation written in? |
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| What style of writing is The History of the Dividing Line written in? |
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| Who wrote Of Plymouth Plantation? |
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| Who wrote A Narrative of the Captivity? |
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| Who wrote The History of the Dividing Line? |
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As it happened some ages before to be the fashion to saunter to the Holy Land and go upon other Quixote adventures, so it was now grown the humor to take a trip to America.
What is Byrd comparing America to? |
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| Why is Byrd making fun of the early English settlers? |
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| because they think there is nothing to do in America |
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Several repeated misadventures of this kind did for some time allay the itch of sailing to this new world, but the distemper broke out again about the year 1606.
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| what does Quixote adventures mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| what does modish mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| what does procure mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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What is Byrd saying about the settlers in the following sentence?
...they extended themselves as far as Jamestown, wehre, like true Englishmen, they built a church that cost no more than 50 pounds and a tavern that cost 500. |
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| priorities not with Jesus |
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| What did Byrd think would solve a lot of problems in the colonies? |
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| What allusions are made in The History of the Dividing Line that are not very common in Puritan Writing? |
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| Greek and Roman Mythology |
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| what does fluxes mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| dysentery; severe diarrhea |
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| what does disdained mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| refused; disapproved of; scorned |
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| what does earnest mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| strong and firm in purpose; serious |
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| what does prevailing mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| what does populous mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| what does squeamish mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| easily offended or disgusted |
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| what does livres mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| former French monetary unit worth about a pound of silver |
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| what does propagated mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| what does subaltern mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| subordinate; of inferior rank or position |
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| what does dry gripes mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| what does furies mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| violent, vengeful women. In Greek and Roman mythology, the furies are fierce avenging spirits |
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| what does harpies mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| evil mythological creatures with women's heads and birds' wings and legs |
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| what does venerable mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| what does haggard mean in The History of the Dividing Line? |
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| looking worn from pain, hunger, worry, or fatigue |
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| what is an implied metaphor? |
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| metaphor not directly stated in the text |
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| to accommodate the demands of meter and rhyme |
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| what does succorless mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| without aid or assistance; helpless |
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| who wrote Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what does that gave and took mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| allusion to Job 1:21 "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." |
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| what does repine mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| to complain worriedly; to be displeased |
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| what does bereft mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what does piteous mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| deserving pity or compassion |
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| what does consume mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what does e'er mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what does 'gin mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what does abide mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| to live, as in a place; to endure or tolerate |
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| what is the "house on high" in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what is the rhyme scheme in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what does pelf mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what does vanity mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what does glory mean in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what's the most important thing that matters in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| what is the poem Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966 written in? |
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| what is the term for the name of the rhyme schemes in Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1966? |
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| What things are compared in the first stanza of Huswifery? |
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| comparing God's grace to stages of making clothes |
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| How many stanzas are there in Huswifery? |
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| How many stages are there in Huswifery? |
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| what does distaff mean in Huswifery? |
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| on a pinning wheel, the distaff is a stick around which fibers are wound before they are spun into thread |
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| what do flyers mean in Huswifery? |
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| help control the rate of rotation on a spinning wheel |
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| what does wind quills mean in Huswifery? |
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| to put twine around a spool |
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| what does ordinance mean in Huswifery? |
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| what are fulling mills in Huswifery? |
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| a place for beating, pressing, and cleaning cloth |
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| what does pinked mean in Huswifery? |
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| what does varnished mean in Huswifery? |
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| Who wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| what does natural men mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| people who have not been reborn |
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| what does abate mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?? |
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| reduce in amount or intensity |
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| what does fain mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| archaic word meaning "happily" or "gladly" |
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| Who is the Mediator/what is a mediator in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| Jesus Christ; one who intervenes between two parties in conflict |
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| what does forbearance mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?? |
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| what does incensed mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| what does affections mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| what does closets mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| rooms for prayer and mediation |
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| what does prudence mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| unimaginable; beyond understanding |
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| what does loathsome mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| what does asunder mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| what does mitigation mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| What is Sodom in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| in the Bible, a city so wicked that God destroyed it, sparing only one man, Lot, and his family |
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| what is "Haste and escape for your lives, look not behind you, escape to the mountain, lest you be consumed" mean in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? |
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| from Genesis 19:17; words spoken by an angel of God to Lot, warning him to flee Sodom and never look back |
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| Which of the authors was the son of a prosperous farmer in Yorkshire, England? |
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| when did William Bradford sail to America? Where did he land? |
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| 1620; plymouth, massachusetts |
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| who created the mayflower compact? |
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| Who was the wife of a congressional minister? |
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| Who was captured in February 1676? |
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| Mary Rowlandson and her three children |
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| How long was Mary Rowlandson in captivity? |
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| When was Mary Rowlandson's story published? |
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| who was educated in England and spent half his life there? |
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| Why did William Byrd prefer London to America? |
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lavish homes
witty conversation
gambling tables |
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| who helped found the city of Richmond? |
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| Who married at 16 years old? |
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| whos writing was influenced by shakespeare and other poets of the time? |
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| Who was alive from 1612-1672? |
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| Who established the Act of Uniformity in 1662? |
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| who became pastor of a church in Westfield, Mass? |
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| Who entered Yale when he was only 13? |
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| who mounted the pulpit in 1729? |
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| who brought on the Great Awakening? |
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| Who was known as the "Last Puritan"? |
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