MY HOMEWORK

John Smith

Who was John Smith?

John Smith was a British soldier who was a founder of the

American colony of Jamestown in the early 1600s.

Why was john smith famous?

Smith trained the first settlers to farm and work, thus saving the colony from early
devastation. He publicly stated "He that will not work, shall not eat", equivalent to the 2nd
Thessalonians 3:10 in the Bible, Harsh weather, lack of food and water, the surrounding
swampy wilderness, and attacks from local Indians almost destroyed the colony. With
Smith's leadership, however, Jamestown survived and eventually flourished.

What was his most important work?

A description of New England was his most important work

What was it about?

It was about the memories of Captain John Smith in America.

William Bradford

Who was William Bradford?

He was an English Puritan separatist originally from the

West Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England.

Why was William Bradford famous?

He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact and went on to

Serve as Governor of the Plymouth Colony intermittently for

About 30 years between 1621 and 1657

What was his most important work?

It was “of Plymouth Plantation”

What was it about?

This was a journal which was written between 1630 and 1651, it describes the history of
pilgrims from 1608.

Anne Bradstreet

Who was Anne Bradstreet?

She was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first
writer in England's North American colonies to be published

Why was she famous?

She is the first Puritan figure in American Literature and notable for her large
corpus of poetry, as well as personal writings published posthumously.

What was her most important work?

The most important work was her first literary

production called “The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in

America”.

Why was it about?

It was a bout the believes of the author about religion

Thomas Wigglesworth

Who was Thomas Wigglesworth?

He was a Puritan minister, doctor and poet

Why was he famous?

He was famous because he served as a substitute for the pulpit of Charleston in

the winter of 1653-54.

What was his most important work?

It was “the day of doom”

What was it about?

The poem describes the Day of Judgment, on which a vengeful God judges and
sentences all men, going into detail as to the various categories of people who
think themselves excusable who will nonetheless end up in Hell

John Calvin

Who was John Calvin?

He was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during

the Protestant Reformation.

Why was he famous?

He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian

theology later called Calvinism.

What was his most important work?

It was Institutes of the Christian Religion

What was it about?

The book was written as an introductory textbook on the Protestant creed for
those with some previous knowledge of theology and covered a broad range of
theological topics from the doctrines of church and sacraments to justification by
faith alone and Christian liberty.