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Jun 14, 1500
Native American Myths
Native Americans did not write the stories they simply passed them down generation to generation by word of mouth. The Native Americans that told these stories were very valued members of the community. These myths they told explained things that happened in the world in which they lived in. -
Period: Jun 14, 1500 to
Native American
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Coyote Finishes His Work
This is a myth about a coyote that does great powerful things. Coyote taught the indians many great things, such as language. Coyote also did many bad things, such as killing people. One day old man comes down and him and coyote go off for a long time. -
Puritains come to New England
The Puritains arrive to the New World. Puritains came to the New World for religous freedom from England. The puritains valued self-reliance, hard work, and discipline to create a good society. Puritains used the Bible as a reference for their writing. They also kept diaries that people read as literature today. -
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Puritains
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A Narrative of the Captivity
In A Narrative of the Captivity Mary Rowlandson was captured by Indians during a raid with one of her daughters. Her daughter then died a few days later. Mart was taken and used as a slave before she was freed after 12 weeks. She made people in the village clothing and other things needed sewing.
