Puritan+Lit

[] Ben Franklin and the Savages

[] Ben Franklin and the Savages

[] Poems

John Smith

[] John Smith (1580-1631)

[] John Smith: A Literary Pioneer

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In May 1607, three boatloads of English settlers sponsored by the Virginia

Company of London anchored near the swampy shores of Chesapeake Bay.

Among these 104 men and boys were aristocrats and craftspeople, but few

farmers or others with skills crucial to survive in the wilderness. Captain John

Smith, a leader among these earliest Jamestown settlers, held an interest in the

London Company. Smith was an aggressive self-promoter who wrote and

published a history of the Virginia colony in 1624.

T H I N K T H R O U G H H I S T O R Y : Distinguishing Fact from Opinion

At what points does Smith rely on facts, and at what points does he appear to offer

more opinion than fact? Does this evaluation affect the value of this text as a

historical document? Why or why not?

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[] **Puritan Literature for Children**

[] Here's a "beautifully photographed, well-edited program which uses the experience of the Higgins family to represent the lives of approximately 20,000 Puritans who, in the 1630s, were so thoroughly harassed by the Church of England that they decided to migrate to the American colonies in hope of finding religious freedom. Recommended."-—Previews. An LCA release. 28 minutes, color.

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