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Colonial American Contradiction

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I feel that a contradiction may come from a lack of involvement of women in colonial America. Though both articles emphasise a love and belief in God, though both works of literature display a love of God being displayed in a different manner. The author 's purpose is to shed light on the atrocities committed against the natives in colonial America. This may have influenced American policies to where we feel we don 't answer to anyone on earth, and we gain our power from a greater

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