Colonial and Early National Period

Who was Captain John Smith?

• A Native American

• An English explorer

• An important author of the Revolutionary Period

• A Disney character

Write 3 characteristics of any period seen in the presentation.

The first writers of the Colonial Period were

What features characterized Puritan Writings?

• Sermons

• Speeches

• Satires

• Theological writings

The book "The Generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles" describes the relationship between John Smith and the indigenous Powhatan

• TRUE

• FALSE

At the beginning of the Revolutionary period there are... colonies?

What was the most important writing during the Revolutionary Period?

• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

• Declaration of Independence

• The pioneers

Who is this author?

• James Fenimore Cooper

• Washington Irving

Who is this author?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

Who is this author?

• John Winthrop

• Cotton Mather