Groups:
1. Puritan Clothing and Food
2. Puritan Government and Religion
3. Puritan Family Life, Daily Life, and Education
4. Puritan Homes and Surroundings
5. Mary Rowlandson
6. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards
7. Salem Witch Trials and Witchcraft
8. Arthur Miller and Allegory
9. Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare
Questions:
**These are mandatory questions that you MUST address in your
presentation. If you find other information on your topic, PLEASE INCLUDE
IT!! 
Group 1:
1. What kind of clothing did the Puritans wear? (Head to toe, from the
shoes to the hats, men, women, and children.) Please give specific
details.
2. Why did Puritans wear clothing like this? What did their clothing
represent to them?
3. What kind of food did the Puritans eat? Why did they eat this type of
food (what was their reasoning behind eating it)? What is a typical
Puritan meal? Explain in detail.
Group 2:
1. What was the Puritan government based on? Explain and elaborate.
2. Define “predestination” and “theocracy”.
3. Describe and explain the Puritan religion. What were their major
beliefs? What were their churches like and why?
4. Why did the Puritans leave Europe? Be specific.
Group 3:
1. What was the Puritan family structure like? What were the roles of the
father, mother, and children?
2. What did the family life of Puritans consist of? What were some of
their values? What were those values based on?
3. What did they do for fun? How did they spend their time?
4. What kinds of jobs did they have/do?
5. How did Puritans feel about education? What tools did they use to
educate themselves and their children?
6. Why was Harvard initially founded?
7. What values did the Puritans consider important regarding education?
Group 4:
1. What were Puritan houses like? What were they made out of? What
did they look like? How were they structured and why?
2. What were Puritan villages like? How did they protect themselves from
possible Native American attacks and other colonies around them?
Describe the environment that the Puritans lived in.
3. How was the Puritan community structured? Why?
Group 5:
1. Who was Mary Rowlandson? Why is she a famous Puritan?
2. Describe the ordeal she went through, beginning with the
circumstances surrounding her abduction until the publication of her
writing. What happened to her family?
3. Why is Mary Rowlandson still considered an important writer? How
did her writing impact both Puritans and their relationships with
Native Americans?
4. Discuss 3-5 characteristics of Puritan literature (in Symbaloo link,
scroll down to “CHAPTER VII” and click on the link for “Literary
Characteristics.”
Group 6:
1. Who was Anne Bradstreet? Why is she a famous Puritan?
2. What kinds of themes did she write about in her work? Give an
example (title of the piece and a brief summary of its theme).
3. Who was Jonathan Edwards? Why is he a famous Puritan?
4. What is considered Edwards’ most famous work? Why?
5. What was his attitude about God and sinners?
6. How did the Puritans react to his preaching style? Why did his
popularity eventually begin to decline (drop)?
Group 7:
1. Why did the Salem Witch Trials start? Why were people accused of
being witches?
2. Give us some information on these people: Giles Corey, John Proctor,
Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Parris, and Abigail Williams.
3. Who were involved in the trials (both the accused and the accusers)?
Describe the events specifically.
4. What ended up happening in the end? Why?
Group 8:
1. Who was Arthur Miller? What did he do for a living/what was he
famous for?
2. What was Arthur Miller’s involvement in the House of Un-American
Activities Committee (also known as “HUAC”)?
3. Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible?
4. Define the term “allegory” and find an example of an allegory. You
should be able to understand what this means and explain it to the
class.
Group 9:
1. Who was Joseph McCarthy?
2. Define “McCarthyism” and the “House of Un-American Activities
Committee”.
3. What was McCarthy’s involvement in the Red Scare?
4. How did Americans’ opinions of McCarthy change throughout his time
as a politician?
5. How did McCarthy’s career end?