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- The religious beliefs of American Indian and European cultures.
- The daily life in American Indian tribes and British colonies.
- The struggle to survive long journeys and harsh landscapes.
- The challenge of establishing a government and enforcing laws.
- The desire for freedom and self-governance.
Poetry often reflects the concerns of daily life of the authors, and early American literature is not an exception. The topics that were discussed in this early period matched the main concerns of colonists, such as adapting to a new territory and building a new society.
Some of the main authors of this time period are Edward Taylor, Michael Whigglesworth, Nicholas Noyes, Daniel Gookin and Alexander Whitaker.
I would say that I am against the idea of using controlled fires to protect wild areas.
For one fires can very easily get out of hand, especially if the area is dry at the time that the fire is started. When and if the fire gets out of hand it would do way more harm than good to the wild life in the area.
