LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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Of Plymouth Plantation
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from The General History of Virginia
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The Puritan Theology
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My Sweet Jamestown
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bradford begins writing “Of Plimoth Plantation, ” a detailed history of the founding of Plymouth Colony and the lives of the colonists from 1621 to 1647. Bradford writes his last notes in the volume in 1650.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of Plymouth Plantation is a journal that was written over a period of years by William Bradford, the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. It is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the colony which they founded.
Detailed explanation-3: -He wrote this account for two specific purposes: To inform: Bradford sought to tell the new generation about the Pilgrims’ history. To persuade: Bradford sought to inspire the new generation to uphold Puritan values.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the time of his death he is believed to have owned a library of more than 100 books. His own book, ‘Bradford’s History of Plymouth Plantation, 1606-1646’, remains the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years in Plymouth Colony.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Mayflower Compact-as it is known today-was signed by those 41 “true” Pilgrims on 11 November, 1620, and became the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.