文档介绍:History And Anthology Of American Literature
Part I The Literature of Colonial America
Historical Introduction
The First American Writings & Writers
Puritan Thoughts
Historical Introduction
1、 The discovery of the American continent by Christopher Columbus in 1492
Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America
2、 English and European explorers
The earliest settlers included Dutch, Swedes, Germans, French, Spaniards, Italians, and Portuguese, each group settling in different parts of the continent and they all contributed to the forming of the American civilization, but the colonies that became the first United States were for the most part English sustained by English traditions, ruled by English laws, supported by English merce, and named after English monarchs and English lands、
3、 English and European settlements
The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607、 At last early in the 17th century, the English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts began the main stream of what we recognize as the American history、
Two Important New England Settlements→ (Map) The Plymouth ColonyﻫFlagship Mayflower arrives – 1620 Leader — William Bradford Settlers known as Pilgrims (朝圣者,朝觐者,清教徒前辈移民) and Separatists (主张脱离英国国教者) "The Mayflower pact” provides for social, religious, and economic freedom, while still maintaining