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Historical Background Mayflower at anchor; Mayflower Compact Influencing … Influence on American value system: simplicity, freedom, independence, hard work, etc. Comparing … VS The first American writer: John Smith John Smith Princess Pocahontas (General History of Virginia) Pocahontas I/II《风中奇缘1/2》 The New World 《新世界》 William Bradford John Cotton Puritan preacher from England; “the Patriarch of New England”; Milk for Babes, many famous sermons; great influence, definite authority Anne Bradstreet Review… The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at _________, Virginia. In General History of Virginia contains Smith’s most famous tale of how the Indian princess named __________ saved him from the wrath of her father. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety, these were the ______ values that dominated much of the early American writing. The best Puritan poet in Colonial period is ___________. The History of New England is a priceless gift left by ___________. The writer who best expressed the Puritan faith in the colonial period was ___________. ____________ contributed a lot to religious toleration the separation of church and state in colonial America * * * * * 课文学习 Literature  The Literature of Colonial America How to define American Literature? Basic qualities of American writers independent individualistic innovative humorous critical Discovery of America: In 1492, Christopher Columbus found the new continent called America European explorers came to the vast American continental area to seek a fortune and a new paradise. The early settlers were Dutch, Swedish, French, German, Spanish Portuguese, and Italian The first English colony: Jamestown in Virginia in 1607 Pilgrims setting up Plymouth colony in 1620 Life in the colonies: hard living conditions, but adjusting to the New World quickly, forming unique American values Hard to survive Corn, tobacco, Indians For wealth and glory Purita