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Fine Arts Museum: Teachers' Guide to American Art
This guide focuses on twenty-four paintings from the impressive collection of American art housed at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. The earliest work, a portrait of the children of a Puritan family, dates from 1670. The last piece...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Colonization
For a variety of reasons, those who came to settle the early colonies sought a new homeland. Puritans, for example, established several settlements in Massachusetts. These English colonists were a pious, self-disciplined people who...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: American Literary Time Periods
This lesson focuses on American Literature literary time periods and a timeline including: Puritanism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Modernism, and Postmodernism. A link to a chart of the time periods and the characteristics of each. It also...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Evangelicalism as a Social Movement
Resource in which the author helps us understand Evangelicalism as a religious movement as well as a social movement that ultimately helped transfom American society. Links to online resources.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literary Time Periods and Mla Format Introduction
This is an introduction to a unit on American Literary Time Periods and the MLA Format. It features an interactive that provides definitions of the nine literary time periods and links to American Literature background information and...
Curated OER
Etc: Clip Art Etc: John Eliot Preaching to the Indians
John Eliot (c. 1604 - 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England. Picture here, he is preaching to the Indians.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Anne Hutchinson (Spanish)
A review of the events in the life of Anne Hutchinson, a brave, early American settler. Learn how Anne Hutchinson felt about religion and the way people should worship God. (In Spanish)
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Hall of Church History: Cotton Mather Home Page
Read the religious writings and sermons of the 17th century American Puritan cleric Cotton Mather.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Time Periods [Pdf]
The date, historical context, genre/style, content, and effect of several different time periods including: Puritan Times, Rationalism/Age of Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, and Contemporary/Postmodernism.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University: Biography of Anne Bradstreet by Ann Woodlief
Contains a very good biography of Anne Bradstreet. The site contains one picture of a painting as well.
Georgetown University
Heath Online Instructor's Guide: Anne Bradstreet
Here are some ideas for approaching and studying the writing of Anne Bradstreet (1612?-1672 CE). This study guide offers themes, issues, and literary styles to look for and examine while reading Bradstreet's work.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literary Time Periods Chart (Pdf)
This chart features the six American Literary Time Periods: Puritan Times (to 1750), Rationalism/Age of Enlightenment (1750-1850), Romanticism (1800-1850), Realism (1850-1900), Modernism (1900-1950), and Contemporary/Postmodernism...
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Colonial Economy and Patterns of Society
Although tied to pages from a specific text, these AP study questions allow anyone to consider aspects of colonial economics. (Answers to some of the questions are located at the following link:...
Cengage Learning
Heath Anthology: Mary White Rowlandson
Examines Mary Rowlandson's account of her captivity in its historical perspective. Discusses the influence of Puritan sermons and the Bible on Rowlandson's writing. Contains reading response and discussion questions and a bibliography.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University:bay Psalm Book (1640) and New England Primer (1683)
Essay discussing the Bay Psalm Book (1640) and the New England Primer (1683). Topics include: Classroom Issues and Strategies; Major Themes, Historical Perspectives, and Personal Issues; Significant Form, Style, Artistic Conventions;...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Massachusetts
During the religious upheavals of the 16th century, a body of men and women called Puritans sought to reform the Established Church of England from within. Essentially, they demanded that the rituals and structures associated with Roman...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Anne Bradstreet
Biographical information and details about the themes and style of Bradstreet's poetry. Includes quotations from her poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband."
Library of Congress
Loc: John Bull and Uncle Sam
Part of an exhibit that talks about the British exploration and settlement of America.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Edward Taylor
This resource presents a brief overview of the life, works, and poetic style of Edward Taylor.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Cotton Mather (1663 1728)
This site from Georgetown University provides an analysis of Cotton Mather's major themes, historical perspectives, and personal issues, as well as the form, style, and artistic conventions in his writing. Includes study and discussion...
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
This is the original, online PDF text of the poem "To My Dear And Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: New England Colonies: Reaching to Connecticut
Read about how the colony of Connecticut grew from an expansion of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. See how Thomas Hooker's idea of government resulted in a model of colonial charters, and find out how two very different settlements in...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Salem Witch Trials
Use this site to learn what life was like in Salem during the late 1700s and history behind the Salem Witch Trials.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping Colonial New England: Looking at New England Landscape
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Mapping Colonial New England: Looking at the Landscape of New England." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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