Colonial Literature

Which of the following is NOT a type of Colonial Literature?

• Revolutionary Literature

• Puritan Literature

• Traditional Literature

• Native American Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature is composed of myths, fables, and folktales?

• Native American Literature

• Puritan Literature

• Revolutionary Literature

• Traditional Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature is characterized as coming from an oral tradition because there was no written language?

• Puritan Literature

• Revolutionary Literature

• Traditional Literature

• Native American Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature is characterized as being religious in nature and having a plain style?

• Revolutionary Literature

• Puritan Literature

• Native American Literature

• Traditional Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature consists of diary/journal entries, hymns, sermons, autobiographies/biographies, and practical texts?

• Traditional Literature

• Revolutionary Literature

• Native American Literature

• Puritan Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature is characterized by the American Revolutionary War?

• Revolutionary Literature

• Traditional Literature

• Puritan Literature

• Native American Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature consists of speeches, essays, pamphlets, government writing, and slave narratives?

• Traditional Literature

• Puritan Literature

• Native American Literature

• Revolutionary Literature

Plymouth Colony was established in:

• 1492

• 1607

• 1620

• 1776

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Jamestown was established in:

• 1776

• 1492

• 1607

• 1620

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Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the Puritans wanted to leave England?

• They wanted to separate from the Church of England.

• They wanted to practice and spread their religion freely.

• They wanted to live on and explore land of their own.

• They wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity.