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- Colonial
America
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Anne Dudley Bradstreet (c1612-1672):
Anne
is often credited as not only America’s first woman poet, but also
with being America’s first poet. She wrote in the 1600s about the
Puritan New World. Read a selected sampling of Bradstreet’s work
which allows the reader to have a glimpse into 17th
century colonial America.
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Justification and Redemption: Mary Rowlandson's Journey Beyond
Puritanism: The 1600s was at times an era of great conflict
between the American Indians and Puritan Settlers. In the 1680s a
Massachusetts woman by the name of Mary Rowlandson was captured by
Indians. After her release she would write of her time in the
wilderness. In this article learn of the delicate relationship of
American Indians and their new sometimes unwanted colonial
neighbors. Here her work is looked at critically. Additionally,
light is shed onto why she undertook the dangerous task of composing
a literary work. Also contained is a look at the importance of
analyzing a writers' audience to understanding their work.
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Puritanism a People 'Upon a Hill':
The New England Puritans contributed an amazing amount towards
America's unique fabric. Yet all most all of them did not come to
the colonies for religious freedom as commonly believed. Find out
why did they make the historic move to what they considered a barren
new world.
- English
Foundations
- The
Agricultural Revolution (New Addition): England during the late
1500s and early 1600s faced a major crisis, a large unemployed
landless class. Many saw the "new world" as a solution, which would
become a driving force for England's American colonies. Follow
England's first Agricultural Revolution from its infancy in the
feudal ecnomy of the high middle ages.
- The British
Model: A Glorious Revolution (New Addition): The American
Colonies in the 1600s, took shape in a very unique and distinctly
American way. Find out why this occurred by looking at English
politics and society leading up to and during the colonial era of
the 1600s.
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The Industrial Evolution (New
Addition): The Salem of the late 19th century was marked by
factories and industrial production. During this same period,
America was thrusting it self towards an industrialized society and
economy. Fifty to one hundred years earlier, England underwent a
similar industrialization. Discover the stages, and origins, of the
English Industrial revolution, which served as a model for the
American process.
- Local
Salem Sites
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St. Peters Church: Learn about the
history of this church which was established in the early 1700s as
well as the surrounding area.
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Virtual Architectural
Dictionary: Explore Salem's most beautiful styles of
architecture, virtually. Please note your browser must support
frames in order to use the dictionary.
- Salem's
1692 Witchcraft Hysteria
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Alone in a Sea of Anonymity: George
Jacobs’s Restless Bones: This paper tells the story of
George Jacobs who was executed during the witchcraft hysteria of
Salem in 1692. Also discussed is the nature regarding the truth
surround the legend of Jacobs' final resting place and the dangers
of jumping to historically weak conclusions.
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Danvers: A Photo Essay:
In 1692 the witchcraft hysteria broke out in Salem Village, today
this area of Massachusetts is known as Danvers. This photo essay
utilizes our brand new History Visualizor to show the Rebecca
Nurse homestead, the Danvers Witchcraft Memorial and the Salem
Village 1681 Parsonage. Rebecca Nurse was one of the most reverent
members of the village community. On her homestead she is rumored to
be buried. Also, there is a possibility that George Jacobs's body
may rest there as well (see Alone in A Sea Anonymity: George
Jacobs's Restless Bones). The Danvers Memorial was built in 1992
the 300th anniversary of the hysteria, and the parsonage many view
as the epicenter of the hysteria. This is where Titutba told here
stories to the three girls who would cry out upon many village
locals. These are three powerful sites which visitors can today
visit in the town of Danvers.
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Doomsday: Cotton Mather’s Rendezvous with
1697: Cotton Mather was one of
colonial America's most prominent ministers, here explore Mather's
crash course with Salem's witchcraft hysteria of 1692
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Samuel Parris: Saint or Sinner?: Read about a man who was
a colorful figure in the Witch Hysteria of 1692.
Explore the many possible motives for his involvement in the
hysteria.
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1692: Mysterious Affliction or Medical Epidemic: During the year
of 1692 there were puzzling symptoms that ran ramped through Salem
village. The Puritan community was baffled. Was it witchcraft - or
was there a medical explanation?
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Biographies
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