AP 1st Reading p. 2-13

Which of the following was a goal of the Puritans who arrived in the New World?

• To return to Europe energized for a fight with the British regime.

• To eliminate all Indians and take over the land from Florida to Virginia.

• To be free of all religions and live without rules or regulations.

• To create a city on a hill model community based on the Bible.

What movement, beginning around 1720, arose as Puritanism declined?

• The Great Awakening

• The Jazz Age

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Great Plague

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Which basic values were cornerstones of the "Puritan ethic"? Choose 2

• Sober living

• Hard work

• Friendship

• Kindness

• Self-discipline

Who was the "hero of the Enlightenment" and became the third American President?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Issac Newton

• John Adams

• John Quincy Adams

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Which poet was praised in the reading for her powerful work in the face of the struggle to survive in the harsh New World?

• Elizabeth I

• Anne Bradstreet

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Ponce de Leon

What alternate name is often used to describe the Age of Reason?

• Rationality

• Lifetime of Logic

• Enlightenment

• Romanticism

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Which of the following best describes a theocracy?

• A community living under one God.

• A community governed by a King.

• An earthly community governed by religious principles.

• An independent society filled with independent citizens.

Which pamphleteer and passionate advocate for communication is often labeled the pioneer of investigative journalism??

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washigton

• William Bradford

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Which themes dominated early American writing? Choose 3

• Wilderness

• Community

• Religion

• Individualism

• Escape

Whose doctrine was based upon the fact that God had already decided who would be saved--forcing the Puritans to search every thought, action, and word for signs of grace?

• John Calvin

• Cotton Mather

• Jonathan Edwards

• Benjamin Franklin