<p>Junior English Puritan Notes Wray Name______Per___</p><p>Background • Puritan – broad term, referring to a number of ______groups that sought to “______” the Church of ______. • The first English Puritans landed ______, on the tip of ______, just before ______. • The Puritans were ______visionaries convinced of the ______of their beliefs, but they were also practical and ______. • Many Puritans were ______for their beliefs and fled England for ______and, ultimately, for ______. • Many historians feel that the Puritan ethics of ______, ______, and ______contributed to the success of ______. </p><p>Puritan Beliefs A series of pictures:</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Further Explanation ______: Mankind is ______thanks to ______</p><p>______: God controls ______and is ______</p><p>______: One’s duty is to spread ______</p><p>______: One’s journey to ______was ______and those chosen to be saved were the ______. One’s actions and behavior had no influence whatsoever.</p><p>______: God is the ______</p><p>______: One will go ______only by the ______. </p><p>Characteristics of Puritan Writing • ______provided a model for Puritan writing and a conception of each individual life as a ______. • Puritans saw direct connections between ______and ______. • Puritans used writing to explore their inner and outer lives for ______of the workings of God. • Puritans favored ______in writing (and all else). • Stressed ______and avoided ______figures of speech. Adapted from a powerpoint at http://www.rcsd.ms/~bbarlow/documents/PuritansNotes1011.pdf</p>