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English III – Native American & Colonial Literature – 100+ Q&A – Myths, Creation Stories, Puritans, Southern Writers

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This document provides an in-depth, fully structured study guide for English III, focused on early American literature with over 100 questions and answers covering Native American myths, colonial narratives, religious influences, and author analysis. It explores key cultural, historical, and literary developments foundational to understanding pre- and early colonial American writing. Key sections include: Native American culture and philosophy: Oral traditions, the sacredness of nature, creation myths such as The World on the Turtle’s Back, and trickster tales like Coyote and the Buffalo Colonial experience: Impact of the Columbian Exchange, Native-European conflicts, and the development of colonial media (e.g., the Boston Newsletter) Religious influence: The role of Puritans and Separatists, plain style writing, the Great Awakening, and theological differences among settlers Key authors: Focused study of William Bradford and Johnathan Edwards for the Puritan worldview, and William Byrd as a representative Southern Planter using satire and Enlightenment ideas Comparison of cultures: Contrasts between Puritan and Southern planter ideologies, religious tolerance, and literary tone and purpose The document integrates literary concepts such as tone, diction, satire, extended metaphor, archetype, and symbolism, providing excellent contextual grounding for literary analysis. This resource is perfect for: Students in English III, AP English Language, or American Literature Learners preparing for unit tests, midterms, or thematic essays Classroom discussions on early American values, literary movements, and foundational texts Keywords: Native American literature, creation myths, oral tradition, trickster tales, Iroquois, The World on the Turtle’s Back, Columbian Exchange, Puritanism, Separatists, William Bradford, Great Awakening, Johnathan Edwards, plain style, Southern Planters, William Byrd, satire, The History of the Dividing Line, Puritan vs Cavalier, religious conflict, tone, diction, archetypes, extended metaphor, colonial writing, American identity

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English III - Native and Colonials -
Messina

What was the name of the first colonial newspaper? When was it

published? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Boston Newsletter


How did colonial newspaper content change after the American

Revolution? Why? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Before the American Revolution the

government dictated what went in the paper. People could not insult the

government. Bill of Rights - freedom of press


What does the First Amendment state? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Freedom of

speech and press

What is the Columbian Exchange and how did it alter the Earth's

ecosystems as well as change many cultures around the world? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Exchanged goods between new and old world; killed 90% of

,the population because disease was brought over that the Indians were not

used to; Europe's population increases because they got the potato

How many languages do experts estimate were spoken in North America

when Columbus arrived? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔300


From where did the ancestors of the Native Americans come to the

Western Hemisphere? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Beringia


How did the social and cultural organization of the Native Americans in

Mexico and Central America differ from that of the North American natives?

- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mexico - societies were more complex, big cities, large-

scale farming, elaborate writing system; North Americans - nomadic,

passed info through oral tradition

Around approximately 1400, what forces prompted Europeans to start

exploring the rest of the world? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Growth of trade between

Europe and Asia; advances in navigation and ship building

What did the European explorers do for the first time in history? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Meaningful contact with the rest of the world


How did the Native Americans feel about the earth? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All

living things that inhabited the earth were sacred

, How was this reverence for the earth passed through generations? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Oral traditions - storytellers and speakers who were valued

members of the community

Explain some of the religious beliefs of the Native Americans. - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Animals, plants, and forces of nature were a part of the great sacred

cycle of life that human beings must treat with respect, religious

ceremonies were organized around the events of the natural cycle, the

changing seasons, the cycle of life

How did the religious beliefs of the Native Americans contrast with

European settlement? What was the result of this conflict? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔The native Americans believed that land could not be owned,

Europeans were trying to buy the land

What were most of stories and mythology that developed out of the

thousands of languages of the Native Americans probably about? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Day to day existence; scared stories were at the heart of

their religious ceremonies




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