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| Boston Harbor, Maurice Prendergast (1900-1905) |
Questions: Historical Background to Puritans (134-136)
1. What are some of the positive qualities of the Puritans?
3. What did the Puritans drink on occasion?
4. What did the Puritans value?
5. What “firsts” were Puritans responsible for?
6. What was the Puritan attitude towards religious faith?
7. What did the Puritans in England do to their king?
8. Who was John Winthrop? What was a famous quote by John Winthrop?
9. List and explain some Puritan beliefs.
10. When and where did Puritanism gain its purest development?
11. Who wrote “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?
12. What was the title of the play about Puritans written in the 1950s? Who wrote that play?
