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Colonial American literature is writing that emerged from the original U.S. colonies during the period from 1607 to the late 1700s.
Many of the characteristics of Colonial American literature can be found in the poems, journals, letters, narratives, histories and teaching materials written by settlers
Religion is also another characteristic of Colonial American literature and can be found mostly in Puritan writings
. Many of the Puritan works were written in poetry form. Anne Bradstreet's poetry, the "Bay Psalm Book," and Pastor Edward Taylor's "Preparatory Mediations" are good examples of religious texts of the era. It was this type of writing that led to the Puritanism and Great Awakening movements. Non-Puritan writers also used religion to show the religious tension between the Colonial settlers and Native Americans.
. Many of the Puritan works were written in poetry form. Anne Bradstreet's poetry, the "Bay Psalm Book," and Pastor Edward Taylor's "Preparatory Mediations" are good examples of religious texts of the era. It was this type of writing that led to the Puritanism and Great Awakening movements. Non-Puritan writers also used religion to show the religious tension between the Colonial settlers and Native Americans.
In the 18th century, the Enlightenment showed a great shift in Colonial American literature from a religious foundation to scientific reasoning