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[[File:george-h-boughton-pilgrims-going-to-church.jpg|frame|"...most dismal wretches, who said their prayers before daylight, and then wrought in the forest or the cornfield till evening made it prayer time again."]] |
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The period in America from around 1607-1763 where just about [[Blatant Lies|everyone was a Puritan Pilgrim]] and had to attend church services that were approximately 11 days long. [[Deliberately Monochrome|Everyone wore black all the time]]; the men all carried [[BFG|blunderbusses]] and wore [[Nice Hat|tall hats with big buckles around them]]<ref>[[Hat Shop|capotains]]</ref> |
The period in America from around 1607-1763 where just about [[Blatant Lies|everyone was a Puritan Pilgrim]] and had to attend church services that were approximately 11 days long. [[Deliberately Monochrome|Everyone wore black all the time]]; the men all carried [[BFG|blunderbusses]] and wore [[Nice Hat|tall hats with big buckles around them]],<ref>[[Hat Shop|capotains]]</ref> while the women all wore bonnets and square linen collars with optional [[The Scarlet Letter|large red A's]].<ref>This option was generally discouraged -- but then, everything, and everyone, was generally discouraged</ref> |
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The women were all called "[[Insistent Terminology|Goody]] Somethingorother" and were frequently [[Burn the Witch|burned at the stake as witches]]. Occupations among the men, besides the aforementioned prayer and witch-burning, included [[Moral Guardians|persecuting]] [[The Heretic|Quakers]], [[Politically-Incorrect Villain|oppressing]] [[Noble Savage|Native Americans]], [[Injun Country|being scalped]], and hunting turkeys for the first [[ |
The women were all called "[[Insistent Terminology|Goody]] Somethingorother" and were frequently [[Burn the Witch|burned at the stake as witches]]. Occupations among the men, besides the aforementioned prayer and witch-burning, included [[Moral Guardians|persecuting]] [[The Heretic|Quakers]], [[Politically-Incorrect Villain|oppressing]] [[Noble Savage|Native Americans]], [[Injun Country|being scalped]], and hunting turkeys for the first [[Thanksgiving Day]] dinner. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* ''[[The Leatherstocking Tales]]'', including ''[[The Last of the Mohicans]]'' |
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* Many of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works, including ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]'' and "Young Goodman Brown." |
* Many of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works, including ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]'' and "Young Goodman Brown." |
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* ''Mason & Dixon'' |
* ''Mason & Dixon'' |
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* The [[Backstory|backstories]] of many of [[ |
* The [[Backstory|backstories]] of many of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s works. |
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* The short story "Ezekiel" by Desmond Warzel takes place in Roanoke in 1587 (the first English settlement in North America, and thus the very earliest part of this period). |
* The short story "Ezekiel" by Desmond Warzel takes place in Roanoke in 1587 (the first English settlement in North America, and thus the very earliest part of this period). |
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* The [[Dear America]] series has ''A Journey to the New World'' (1607), ''Standing in the Light'' (1763), and ''Look to the Hills'' (1763). |
* The [[Dear America]] series has ''A Journey to the New World'' (1607), ''Standing in the Light'' (1763), and ''Look to the Hills'' (1763). |
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** Which was historically accurate enough to know that witches were ''hanged'' not burned in this period. |
** Which was historically accurate enough to know that witches were ''hanged'' not burned in this period. |
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*** Almost everything else was wrong, though; the people who wrote [[Burn the Witch]] got it right. |
*** Almost everything else was wrong, though; the people who wrote [[Burn the Witch]] got it right. |
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*** As this troper recalls, it wasn't meant as an accurate portrayal of the Salem Witch Trials and instead used the witch trials as a metaphor for the hysteria surrounding the |
*** As this troper recalls, it wasn't meant as an accurate portrayal of the Salem Witch Trials and instead used the witch trials as a metaphor for the hysteria surrounding the McCarthy hearings |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* ''[[Disney Animated Canon|Pocahontas]]'' |
* ''[[Disney Animated Canon|Pocahontas]]'' |
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* One episode of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', involving time travel, takes them to Salem. Naturally a [[Burn the Witch]] attempt ensues. |
* One episode of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', involving time travel, takes them to Salem. Naturally a [[Burn the Witch]] attempt ensues. |
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** ''[[The Fairly |
** ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' had one as well. |
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Latest revision as of 09:42, 11 April 2017
The period in America from around 1607-1763 where just about everyone was a Puritan Pilgrim and had to attend church services that were approximately 11 days long. Everyone wore black all the time; the men all carried blunderbusses and wore tall hats with big buckles around them,[1] while the women all wore bonnets and square linen collars with optional large red A's.[2]
The women were all called "Goody Somethingorother" and were frequently burned at the stake as witches. Occupations among the men, besides the aforementioned prayer and witch-burning, included persecuting Quakers, oppressing Native Americans, being scalped, and hunting turkeys for the first Thanksgiving Day dinner.
Examples of The Colonial Period include:
Anime and Manga
- A few strips of Axis Powers Hetalia take place during this time.
Literature
- The Leatherstocking Tales, including The Last of the Mohicans
- Many of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works, including The Scarlet Letter and "Young Goodman Brown."
- Mason & Dixon
- The backstories of many of H.P. Lovecraft's works.
- The short story "Ezekiel" by Desmond Warzel takes place in Roanoke in 1587 (the first English settlement in North America, and thus the very earliest part of this period).
- The Dear America series has A Journey to the New World (1607), Standing in the Light (1763), and Look to the Hills (1763).
Newspaper Comics
- This Is America, Charlie Brown ("The Mayflower Voyagers")
Theatre
- The Crucible
- Which was historically accurate enough to know that witches were hanged not burned in this period.
- Almost everything else was wrong, though; the people who wrote Burn the Witch got it right.
- As this troper recalls, it wasn't meant as an accurate portrayal of the Salem Witch Trials and instead used the witch trials as a metaphor for the hysteria surrounding the McCarthy hearings
- Which was historically accurate enough to know that witches were hanged not burned in this period.
Video Games
Western Animation
- Pocahontas
- One episode of Danny Phantom, involving time travel, takes them to Salem. Naturally a Burn the Witch attempt ensues.
- The Fairly OddParents had one as well.