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Jun 13, 1500
Native Americans Myths
Many Native American myths seemed to be about ordinary people, not gods. The Native American attitude is that everything is animated by divinity. -
Period: Jun 14, 1500 to
Native Americans
When the Europeans began their settlement of the New World, it was complicated .The native people alternately became allies and enemies of the newly arrived settlers from Europe. -
Coyote Finishes His Work
The story "Coyote Finishes His Work" is an Indian legend. In the legend, Coyote is sent to Earth to "make it right." He creates people, and places them all over the world. He gives them different languages, and teaches them how to hunt. He gives them all the skills for survival. -
The Puritans Come To The New World
The Puritans came to America to escape the religious and political persecution that characterized Europe. -
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Puritans
They sought to establish a political society in which one could practice religion freely. Harmony, virtue, and public service were to characterize Puritan society. -
Mary Rowlandson (c. 1636–c. 1711)
Mary Rowlandson describes the attack on Lancaster, during which twelve people were killed and twenty-four taken captive, and the assault on her own house. -
Romanticism
Brought a different approach to writing in terms of style and topic. It was a rebellion against the formalism of the Enlightenment or, rather, revised its views. -
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Romanticism
