Unit 1: Encounters and Foundations to

1800

Native America

n Voices(Pre-Columbian

Period)

Here before Europeans with diverse cultures

Iroquois Confederacy formed c. 1500

Europeans explored area

History of the Times

Societies were hierarchies

Focused on natural world

Animal skin clothing

Lifestyle

Stories passed down orally

Explained natural events

Writings of explorers

Literature of the Times

Puritans Settle in New England

Came for religious freedom

Worked hard for society

Disease killed natives

History of the Times

Learned lessons from Bible

Relied on livestock

Wool/cotton/animal hide clothing

Lifestyle

Based on Bible

People’s journals

Narratives, poems and religious sermons

Literature of the Times

The Rise of Rationalism

Conflict in England

Enlightenment rationalism.

Sought independence

History of the Times

Relied on science

Clothing similar to Puritans

Influence from wealthy

Lifestyle

Pamphlets about political events

Letters for social equality

Narratives for religious justification.

Literature of the Times

Christopher Columbus- His own journals (1493)

Anne Bradstreet- Tenth Muse (1650)

Benjamin Franklin-Poor Richard’s Almanack(1732)

Major Authors/Primary Works

Thomas Paine- Common Sense (1776)

Olaudah Equiano- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789)

Major Works (cont.)

Inalienable rights

Social equality valued

The will to survive

Themes

“Working like a slave”

“Bewitching Hour”

“To tar and feather”

Allusions

Declaration of Independence

National Identity

Freedom from oppression

Era Legacy (Positive)

Era Legacy (Negative)

Introduction of new diseases

Social inequalities

Influenced rebellions in other countries (French Revolution)

Religious Puritans Making New Laws

Native Americans Close to Nature

Family Centered

Characteristics of Era

Religious Freedom Science

Nature Natural Events

Focus of Writing