| Term | Definition |
|---|
| William Bradford | Lost his wife to despair |
| Pilgrim | On two journeys - for freedom and salvation |
| predestination | Heaven only for elite few |
| Puritans | religious group desiring to purify the corrupt Catholic Church |
| Tituba | slave from Barbados who told "witch" stories to the Salem girls |
| William Bradford | Governor of Plymouth Colony 30 times |
| Witch Trials | Probably mass hysteria and revenge |
| Squanto | Indian interpreter who helped make peace |
| Treaty | Non-violent pact between the settlers and the Indians |
| Boiled horse leg | Something Mary Rowlandson ate with the Indians |
| A Narrative of the Captivity | First-hand account of being captured by Indians |
| Stereotypes | Unfair generalizations of entire groups of people |
| Propaganda | One-sided accounts used to sway opinion |
| Mary's skill for bartering | Sewing |
| Mary's comfort | The Bible |
| Ann Bradstreet | Wrote Plain Style poems |
| Ann Bradstreet | Felt her real home was in Heaven |
| Mary Rowlandson | Admired many things about the Indians |
| Arthur Miller | Playwright who wrote The Crucible |
| Abigail Williams | Accused others of witchcraft |
| John Proctor | Chose his soul over his life |
| Spectral evidence | Testimony concerning spirits of people committing evil acts |
| Stocks | Public punishment and humiliation for sins |
| Idleness | Times when the devil can influence a person |
| Ann Bradstreet | Wrote "To My Dear and Loving Husband" |
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