American Civilization an I American Studies; an II Engleza A sem.1 Prof.dr.Rodica Mihaila 2 11 Course 2 Outline The Colonizing Process 1.

English Colonization !earl" attem#ts$ %amesto&n$ %ohn Smith' 2. Reasons for Colonization (. )he Puritans !*radford and %ohn +inthro#' Puritan doctrines Puritan culture The Colonizing Process - slo& S#ain !in 1,-, the S#anish settled St.Augustine in .lorida'$ .rance$ Portugal came first. )he /utch 0ought Manhattan for 122 &orth of su##lies !glass 0eads' 1. The English Colonization (different from the Spanish one. The English settled there) in the aftermath of the Reformation !1,1341,,,$ in England 1,(($ 5enr" 6' Reasons a. Economic reasons7 %amesto&n 8irginia. %ohn Smith 0. Religious reasons7 )he Puritan Colonization Se#aratists !Pilgrims'; )he Ma"flo&er Com#act 4 democrac"$ congregationalism !form of self4government' .ounders of Massachussetts *a" Colon". %ohn +inthro# 4 A Model of Christian Charit" !A Cit" 9#on the 5ill' ain doctrines 4 :uther7 Man;s de#ravit"4 man 0orn sinful 4 Calvin7 the Elect; <od;s ine=ora0le >ustice; Predestination Puritan Culture 4 in the aftermath of the Renaissance and the Reformation. )he #uritans 0rought &ith them from England a cultural frame&or? &ithin &hich the" could articulate their vision. !1-(,4 esta0lishment of *oston <rammar School; 1-(-4 5arvard' A. Puritan +riting *. Creating a )radition7 the Roots of American Culture7 )he Puritan Self7 Self vs. <od; a ha0it of self4in@uir"; introverted self; s#lit self !self4denial and self4assertion'. )he im#ortance of e=#erience7 the test of the ideal 0" the actual )he Sense of 5istor"; *radford$ +inthro#$ Mather A theor" of st"le !sim#le A >ournalistic !5eming&a"' Puritan values7 &or? ethic !Ma= +e0er7 Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism'$ individualism !ecline of Puritanism

"merican Ci#ilization - an $ "merican Studies% an $$ Engleza " sem.& Prof.dr.Rodica ihaila The !ecline of Puritanism (Course Outline) Sacvan *ercovitch in The American Jeremiad !1B36' C%eremiadD a lamentation$ a mournful com#laint. .rom the 0oo? of the *i0le 0earing the name of #ro#het %eremiah !-th43thc.*.C.'E 4 anal"sis of the Puritan rhetoric of mission. A change in rhetoric mar?s the e=istence of t&o main stages7 &. &'()-&'*)7 in 1-( !A Model of Christian Charit"'7 A Cit" u#on the 5ill . Rhetoric im0ued &ith the confident sense of mission7 the cultivation of #ractical virtues such as7 diligence+ industr,+ frugalit,$ 4 #art of a life4long #lan of regeneration$ of thriving for success to #lease <od and achieve a glorious #ur#ose$ to secure a #ros#erous #lace in societ". )he release of energ" necessar" to 0uild the Cit" of <od. The purposefulness of the Puritan Ethics. (mixture of scared and profane) 2. "fter &'*) after the Restoration !1-- 4 the restoration of monarch" &ith Charles II' and the <lorious Revolution of 1-66 !+illiam and Mar"' 4 the decline of Congregationalism. Puritanism eroded 7 0" the ideas of the Enlightenment !the ideas of :oc? and Fe&ton reached America' 0" the sins committed 0" an industrious and am0itious communit"$ a ne& societ" on the move$ confident in the #ursuit of ha##iness here on earth !vezi The Declaration of Independence 7 life$ li0ert" and the #ursuit of ha##iness'