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What is the term used to describe the belief that God has already determined who will be saved and who will be damned?
What is the term used to describe the belief that God has already determined who will be saved and who will be damned?
- Exceptionalism
- Predestination (correct)
- Agency
- The American Dream
What is the term used to describe the belief that God has already determined who will be saved and who will be damned?
What is the term used to describe the belief that God has already determined who will be saved and who will be damned?
- Agency
- Exceptionalism
- Predestination (correct)
- The American Dream
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a unique and superior nation?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a unique and superior nation?
- Stewardship
- Terra Incognito
- The Sublime
- Exceptionalism (correct)
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a unique and superior nation?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a unique and superior nation?
What is the term used to describe a person who is self-reliant and achieves success through hard work and determination?
What is the term used to describe a person who is self-reliant and achieves success through hard work and determination?
What is the term used to describe a person who is self-reliant and achieves success through hard work and determination?
What is the term used to describe a person who is self-reliant and achieves success through hard work and determination?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a chosen nation, with a special covenant with God?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a chosen nation, with a special covenant with God?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a chosen nation, with a special covenant with God?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a chosen nation, with a special covenant with God?
What is the term used to describe the idea that nature is a source of spiritual and moral inspiration?
What is the term used to describe the idea that nature is a source of spiritual and moral inspiration?
What is the term used to describe the idea that nature is a source of spiritual and moral inspiration?
What is the term used to describe the idea that nature is a source of spiritual and moral inspiration?
What is the term used to describe the idea that some races and genders are inherently superior to others?
What is the term used to describe the idea that some races and genders are inherently superior to others?
What is the term used to describe the idea that some races and genders are inherently superior to others?
What is the term used to describe the idea that some races and genders are inherently superior to others?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a new and unexplored land, full of mystery and opportunity?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a new and unexplored land, full of mystery and opportunity?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a new and unexplored land, full of mystery and opportunity?
What is the term used to describe the idea that America is a new and unexplored land, full of mystery and opportunity?
What is the term used to describe the idea that individuals have the power to shape their own lives and destinies?
What is the term used to describe the idea that individuals have the power to shape their own lives and destinies?
What is the term used to describe the idea that individuals have the power to shape their own lives and destinies?
What is the term used to describe the idea that individuals have the power to shape their own lives and destinies?
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Study Notes
Summary of American Literature Themes
- Colonialism and Divine Providence
- Civilization and Savages
- Exceptionalism
- Hardship Providence in the Colonies
- Unreliable Narrator
- Pastoral Ideal
- Terra Incognito
- Recruitment Incentives
- Pilgrimage/Religious Persecution
- The Will of God/Predestination
- Social Hierarchy and Divine Hill
- Justice versus Mercy/Grace
- Covenant & City Upon a Hill
- Devil's Territory
- Implications of the Trial of Martha Corrier
- Puritan Work Ethic
- The Sublime
- Social Construction Theory of Race and Gender
- Biological Determinism
- Agency (especially with regard to enslaved peoples and women)
- The American Dream
- Self-made Man (or Woman)
- Enlightenment Ideals
- Happy Slave Narrative
- Stewardship
- Literary Periods (Romanticism, Gothicism, Transcendentalism)
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