a personal possession

the great spirt is what they refer to I guess their own version of Christians god but to them a non-anthropomorphic Deity that helps connect them to the universe. In many ways this spirit is expected to guide them through life and their belief of what great things can do for them but is a non-theistic belief.

The Great Spirit retrieved from https://webhome.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Philosophy/god_theorem/god_theorem/node23.html

"Missionary Societies" This is a group of people who created an organization to dedicate themselves to perform certain missions. Also sometimes providing churches with resources. The mention of the Missionary Societies was to add to his argument of why the whites believed that they took priority for Gods love and how do they think that in turns constitute them to deem other differing colored people as heathens. Like why is this distinction made even within this so-called good Christian societies.

Missionary Societies. What They Are & Where to Find One, J. Oates. Retrieved from https://justdisciple.com/missionary-society/

The servant murmuring "How like a mute Atufal moves," even though Atufal is not mute and also not a prisoner but is basically coming off as if. This term of being muted and muteness comes up a few times in this paper.

Cato, Farrah. “Herman Melville.” Open Anthology of American Literature, UCF Pressbooks, 13 May 2021, https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/aml3031/chapter/herman-melville/.

"dolorous vehemence" I honestly did not know what this meant before when first reading but I looked it up in the dictionary and it is basically saying while all the black slaves were sharing their experiences of suffering there seemed to be a few that were showing to be somewhat actually eager to be aboard this ship. Cato, Farrah. “Herman Melville.” Open Anthology of American Literature, UCF Pressbooks, 13 May 2021, https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/aml3031/chapter/herman-melville/.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vehemence

Winthrop uses the phrase "estate of regeneracy" as a way to say to be born again and how they were godly in other words. A way of bringing in biblical ideas into them as they thought they, the Puritans were somehow living through these scriptures during their journey exploring the New World.

Mimms, Walker. "A model of Christian Charity Term: Regeneracy."(2019, November 27) LitCharts.LitCharts LLC https://www.litcharts.com/lit/a-model-of-christian-charity/terms/regeneracy Accessed 2021, September 6

Winthrop uses the phrase "estate of regeneracy" as a way to say to be born again and how they were godly in other words. A way of bringing in biblical ideas into them as they thought they, the Puritans were somehow living through these scriptures during their journey exploring the New World.

Mimms, Walker. "A model of Christian Charity Term: Regeneracy."(2019, November 27) LitCharts.LitCharts LLC https://www.litcharts.com/lit/a-model-of-christian-charity/terms/regeneracy Accessed 2021, September 6

In the 1600's a shallop was a "rater modest wooden boat" of which the explores at this time used to travel across the sea. It states that these shallops were small with 1-2 sails that they were also able to row but also able to still carry heavier cargo.

U.S. Department of the Interior. (2016, January 7). The shallop. National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/cajo/learn/historyculture/the-shallop.htm#:~:text=In%20the%201600s%2C%20the%20word%20%22shallop%22%20referred%20to,sails.%20Captain%20Smith%27s%20shallop%20could%20carry%2015%20men.

In the 1600's a shallop was a "rater modest wooden boat" of which the explores at this time used to travel across the sea. It states that these shallops were small with 1-2 sails that they were also able to row but also able to still carry heavier cargo.

U.S. Department of the Interior. (2016, January 7). The shallop. National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/cajo/learn/historyculture/the-shallop.htm#:~:text=In%20the%201600s%2C%20the%20word%20%22shallop%22%20referred%20to,sails.%20Captain%20Smith%27s%20shallop%20could%20carry%2015%20men.