previous age of Puritanism regarding multiple aspects of life, including mankind and salvation. Puritan writers including Jonathan Edwards, Anne Bradstreet, and Edward Taylor believed writing should be used as a service of the Bible and guidance for daily living. Writers of the Enlightenment
Chapter 4 | American Life in the Seventeenth Century 1. “Describe the basic population structure and social life of the seventeenth-century colonies.” The social structure in the South started with the plantation owners on top, then small farmers, followed by landless Whites, and finally Black slaves. In 1676 in Virginia, a rebellion occurred that was led by Nathaniel Bacon who tried to combat their low social standing and were also dislikes Governor William Berkeley’s friendly policies towards the