1. The Puritan Era:
1690s-1760s

2. Flap One: “Who Were They?”
Group of Protestants that disagreed with the doctrine of the Church of England
As a result of this schism, they came to America for religious freedom and settled in the New England area
Unlike the earliest American settlers, who came for profit, Puritans came to America for their ideals and beliefs

3. Flap Two: “What Did They Believe?”
Wealth is a sign of God’s good Grace!
Predestination
Mankind is born in sin but God will save the chosen few
Highly valued industriousness, self-reliance, and individuality

4. Flap Three: “What Was Their Society Like?”
Patriarchal
Xenophobic (distrusted outsiders)
Plain and simple in dress/manner
Religious to the point of fanaticism
Both sexes were literate
(in order to be able to read the Bible)

5. Flap Four: “What Does Puritan Literature Look Like?”
The Bible was the primary book
A few hymn/prayer books
Children’s books were even religious in nature
Did not produce fiction (seen as frivolous and, therefore, sinful.
Produced public documents (tax records, farm inventories, etc.)

6. On the Back: Puritan Vocabulary
Doctrine
Schism
Ideals
Predestination
Industriousness
Patriarchal
Xenophobia
fanaticism