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EN 202
authors and a little about them for test 1
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09/22/2011

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Term
Devout seperatist
governor of plymouth
historian
Definition
William Bradford
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1590-1657
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William Bradford
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Came to the New World with John Winthrop
First poet of distinction
Poetry reflected Puritan faith and purpose
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Anne Bradstreet
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1612-1672
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Anne Bradstreet
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wrote a best seller
she traveled 150 miles during her captivity
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Mary Rowlandson
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"Preacher in the Wilderness"
wrote as an avenue of worship and preparation
works were not published until 200 years later
wrote at least 200 meditations
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Edward Taylor
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America's most important and original philosophical theologian
Advocated the Great Awakening
Dismissed from his church, for taking a stand
helped eliminate the Half-Way Covenant
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Jonathan Edwards
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A man for all seasons
grew up in the Puritan Era
forsook the strict tenants of Purintanism
Contributed greatly to the development of the "American" ideal
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Benjamin Franklin
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received a classical education in France
helped to mold the American identity
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J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur
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a slave to a Boston tailor
educated and articulate
published a book of poems
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Phillis Wheatly
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leader of the 18th century Naturalism
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Phillip Freneau
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Jonathan Edward's grandson
Chaplain in the War of Independence
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Timothy Dwight
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"Taught millions to read, and not one to sin"--William Cullen Bryant
not a diest
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Noah Webster
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