Anne Bradstreet—“To My Dear and Loving Husband” How does Puritan doctrine view marriage and romantic love?

Although Cotton Mather wrote over 400 works, what did some of the more engaging writings concern?  Why were they more popular and engaging for that time period?  Explain what was going on at that time with the Puritans. 

Jonathan Edwards – “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” According to Jonathan Edwards, what is the pace of redemption during the Great Awakening?

Crèvecoeur – “Letters from an American Farmer” Which occupation does the narrator claim is most conducive to virtue?

John Winthrop – “A Model of Christian Charity” According to Winthrop, when is it permissible to lend money to another person?

In the introduction to “Nature,” Ralph Waldo Emerson divides the universe into which two components?

Thomas Paine – Common Sense In closing Common Sense, which attribute does Thomas Paine suggest that “ye that love mankind” should receive into America, since it has been “expelled” from Africa and Asia, and Europe “regards her as a stranger”?

Philip Freneau – “On the Religion of Nature” In the poem “On the Religion of Nature,” who are the “Sophists” and what does Freneau think of them?  Why?

Who were the “Transcendentalists,” and for what reason/purpose did they create this group?

Washington Irving – “Rip Van Winkle” How long is Rip asleep in the woods?