Question

Which kinds of text would you consider as “early American literature”? Check all that apply. an American Indian myth a European explorer’s report of a voyage to America a primary-source document from the period an African’s account of being enslaved in America a speech in support of American independence

Answer 1

The answers that apply are #1, #3, #5

Answer 2

The correct answers are B) a European explorer’s report of a voyage to America and D) a speech in support of American independence.

The kinds of text that you would consider as “early American literature” are a European explorer’s report of a voyage to America and a speech in support of American independence.

Early American literature can be the kind of documents that were written in the first portion of the history of the 13 American colonies. For instance, a European explorer’s report of a voyage to America. It could be a document from the first years of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, a logbook from the Puritans trip in the Mayflower ship or a draft of the Mayflower Compromise. It also could be a speech in support of American independence or any document of the Continental Congress.