UNIT ONE REVIEW

The Story of the Times

Native Americans Christopher Columbus John Smith William Bradford Olaudah Equiano Bradstreet and Taylor Jonathan Edwards

Native Americans

Onondagao Influential force in the Iroquois

Confederationo Lived in what is now Central New York Stateo Reservation in New York

Navajoo Largest Native America nation in the United

Stateso Covers 24000 square miles of Utah, Arizona

and New Mexico

Native Americans cont. Modoc

o Lived in what is now Oregon and Northern California

o Under the leadership of a sub chief known as Captain Jack

Iroquoiso Lived in what is now North Eastern United Stateso Dekanawidah was an Iroquoian mystic and

propheto Led to formation of the Iroquois Confederation

(Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, and Onondaga)

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) One of history’s most famous explorers Got his funding from Queen Isabella

from Spain Set sail on August 3rd 1492 Reached one of the Bahama Islands on

October 12th

Over the next 12 years, he made 3 more transatlantic voyages

John Smith (1580-1631)

The General History of Virginia Adventurer, poet, mapmaker and egotist Earned a reputation of one of England's

most famous explorerso Helped lead the first successful English

colony into America 10 years as a soldier Landed in Virginia in 1607

o Founded Jamestown

John Smith cont.

President of a colony from 1608-1609 Helped to attain food, enforce discipline,

and deal with the local Native Americans Returned to England in 1609

William Bradford (1590-1657)

He had endurance, intelligence and courage

Helped lead the Pilgrims to what is now Massachusetts

Elected governor after the first leader’s deatho Re-elected 30 times

Organized the repayment of debts to financial backers

Encouraged new immigration

William Bradford cont.

Good relations with Native Americans Of Plymouth Plantation

o Puritan Plain Style

Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797)

Slave Kidnapped from his home in West Africa

and sold to British slave traders Renamed Gustavus Vassa Bought his freedom Autobiographer

The Interesting Narrative

Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) Poet

o Un-ladylike Wrote about her husband

o Bad Massachusetts Bay Colony Expressed her feelings about Puritan life “To My Dear and Loving Husband”

Edward Taylor (1642-1729) Teacher in England Arrived in Boston in 1668 Entered Harvard college, graduated in

1671 Minister in Westfield, Massachusetts Regarded as the best of the colonial

poets Didn’t want to be known Poems were published after his death

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)

Puritan preacher Entered Yale at age 13 Graduated 4 years later as valedictorian Began preaching in 1747 Pastor in Northampton, Massachusetts Became a leader of the Great

Awakeningo Religious revival in the 1730s and 1740s

Jonathan Edwards

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”o 6 hour sermono Appealed to fear and angero Delivered to a congregation in Enfield,

Connecticut

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