Primary Sources of the Era

General Topics

Here is the Table of Contents for the Colonial Era primary sources we will be using for this unit:

Primary Source Documents–Table of Contents

Here is the Word .doc template you should use for your document reviews:

Primary Source Review Sheet

Puritan Code

• “City on a Hill” Speech, John Winthrop. The formal name of this speech is “A Model of Christian Charity.”
• “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” speech, by Jonathan Edwards

Salem Witch Trials

• Primary Sources: Letters, diaries, court records, historical maps related to the Salem Witch Trials
  • Arrest Warrant for Elizabeth Proctor and Sarah Cloyce
  • Trial transcripts
  • Petition from accused witches waiting in jail
  • Personal Letters on the witchcraft frenzy
  • Sermons by Reverend Samuel Parris
  • Selected excerpts from Samuel Sewall’s Diary
• An Account of the Witch Trials, by Cotton Mather