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“On the Religion of Nature” suggests that America should return to its Puritan roots.

“The Author to Her Book” expresses the author’s pride in the quality of her poetry.

Which of the following is NOT true about Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography?

Polly Baker is in court because she has promised to marry five different men, has cheated them out of their money, and has been unfaithful to all of them.

In New England, more than three hundred people were tried for this crime during the first century of settlement; some of them were found guilty and executed (typically, they were hanged).

John Smith and Pocahontas got married, which led to peace between the colonists and Native Americans until Pocahontas mysteriously died.

Both The American Crisis and Common Sense were pamphlets written in support of abolishing slavery.

Which one of the following is NOT characteristic of Puritan thought and belief?

In his “Confession,” Sewall admitted that he was guilty of witchcraft and had led others into its practice.

Equiano’s master freed Equiano because Equiano earned enough money to buy his own freedom at the price his master had set.