American Literature Portfolio (0)

American literature
The literary history of this nation when the first humanbeing living in what has since become the U.S used language creatively.

• Mid to late 18 century – put down
  
• Words are powerful , magical
  
• Words must be remembered
  
• Native Americans stories – creation of the world
  
• Attidude thought their land /language
  
• Similar stories
  

Dates and names

• America was discovered in 1492 by Columbus
  
• 1497 – John Cabot went to Canada
  
• 1579 – San Fransisco/St. Fransis
  
• 1607 – Jamestown collony/John Smith
  
• 1620 – a boat called MayFlower
  
• 1630 – Boston was established
  
• 1636 – Harvard University
  
• 1773 – Boston Teaparty
  
• 1775 – War of Independence
  
• 1776 – 4 July Declaration of Independence
  
• First President – George Washington
  

Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1451- 1506 ) was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India (in order to trade for spices). He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492- 1504 . He discovered America in 1492.
I – Indian sun, they pray for fan.
J – we hate Jews, they are fools .
K – Bush is okey, because he is not gay.
L – Americans are large, they eat much.
M – Mc`Donalds is good , there is a lot of food.
N – is for Nigga who pulled the trigger .
O – is for Osama who wears pyjamas.
P – is for Pamela who likes camera.

Puritans
The Puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the Church of England and worked towards religious , moral and societal reforms. The writings and ideas of John Calvin , a leader in the Reformation , gave rise to Protestantism and were pivotal to the Christian revolt. They contended that The Church of England had become a product of political struggles and man-made doctrines. The Puritans were one branch of dissenters who decided that the Church of England was beyond reform . Escaping persecution from church leadership and the King , they came to America.
Of Plymouth Plantation
Of Plymouth Plantation is the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Colony they founded . Written between 1620 and 1647, the journal describes the story of the Pilgrims from 1608 , when they settled in the Netherlands , through the 1620 Mayflower voyage , until the year 1647. The book ends with a list, written in 1650, of Mayflower passengers and what happened to them .

The Age of Reason
The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology , a deistic treatise written by eighteenth-century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine , critiques institutionalized religion and challenges the inerrancy of the Bible . Published in three parts in 1794, 1795, and