Reading Notes. History before 1877

John WinthropDetails his utopian society. Included a hierarchy -an assumption that God created man unequal.

The Salem Witch Trials[she was basically a scape goat. just different. people wanted something to blame for random stuff.

Bad stuff in their lives.]

First set of laws that allowed religious freedom in the New World

The world was going to pot in the 1700s

Richard Allen MemoirA memoir of a black minister who founded the first African Methodist church in America.White master was kind to him and he eventually purchased himself.Details his experience in creating the church, the opposition that he faced- pretty great. They had to build it themselves, but did have some backing, including Benjamin Rush.

Written in 1623He had a bad time of itDied in 1624

a history of her lifeto US in 1732Kidnapped into indentured servitudeEventually freedhad a bad time of itbecame a Quakerdied in 1755

Slavery considered very normalAds from South Carolina and VirginiaEvidence that the slaves were not treated well

This is the one with the cavesGreater cavesLesser caves

Joseph Nicolar1893The first mother of the people sacrificed herself so her children would have good food and be prosperous. The Great Being

A pretty accurate peek into what the native Americans were actually like at the time.A lot of speculation and questions, so he gives an account of who they are, and talks about them as if they're basically the same as Englishmen."They are of two sorts, as the English are.

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Native American's killed a bunch of settlers. Settlers up in arms. this declaration suggests killing the natives. Arguing that the settlers should kill the natives. To an extent the massacre was Godsend so the settlers could take their land, which was better land. All Indians are all traitors, lumping them all into one.

Mary Jemison is captures by Seneca Indians during the seven years war.As a child her family was killed. she lived with the indians a long time.Was generally favorable about the indiansunless provoked don't go to warhonestgenerally good people

Published in the last issue of Poor Richard's AlmanacBasically a speech given to a crowd using Poor Richard's couplets here there and everywhere.Trying to get them to not be quite so excessive.

they were gathering for a public action. encouraging them to not spend their money so much.The people agreed, but then spent anyway.

At commemoration of the Boston MassacreAttacking the idea of how the British are treating them.He was a good speaker. Uses striking imagery to say the British will be the death of us all.

Talking about the house of commonsStanding Army. Was in the city but after petitions, they left

George R. T. Hewes, a shoemaker.A British official disrespected him, hit him over the head with his cane. Hewes took him to court for it.

Official was Punished with 40 lashes flogged, tarred and feathered him. rope- nine more lashes, then took him back to his house.Later Hewes described the Boston Tea Party

A series of lettersCalled colonists completely unorderly, violent, anarchical

Describes life during the revolutionary war on the New York frontier.

Basically lived in fear of everything

Very cruel mastersRan to BritishBritish didn't treat him wellEnded up in New York with wife and familyTemporarily enslaved again, but escaped and returned to his familyAfter revolution people from the South were coming to New York looking for heir slaves.A proclamation in New York declaring slaves who sought refuge in British lines during the war were free.

Pamphlet

She asked John to remember the women when they were discussing Liberty. she went so far as to say the women might rebel if they didn't.He generally laughed it off.