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| Notes about this image: | Col-P12-c2 Cotton Mather, c. 1725. "Mather was the best-known New England Puritan divine of his generation, a controversial figure in his own time, and he remains so among scholars today. A formidable intellect and a prodigious writer, Mather published some 450 books and pamphlets. He was at the center of all of the major political, theological, and scientific controversies of his era. Mather has been accused, unfairly, of instigating the Salem witchcraft trials." - Library of Congress. Unknown artist, oil painting. |
| Citation: | Copyright © American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609-1634. All rights reserved. |
| Standard: | 8.1-1.00 the relationship between the moral and political ideas of the Great Awakening and the development of revolutionary fervor |
“Mr. Pollard took ideas for guiding history instruction and incorporated them into full activities and discussions to make the history classroom more engaging while also using established techniques to develop critical thinking. I got more out of Mr. Pollard's classroom than just a chronological series of events that took place in the United States. I came out with an idea of why events took place the way they did, and what that means for all of us today.”
Mo Torres
Natomas Charter School Graduate, Class of 2006, describing History Project Teacher Leader Jeff Pollard.
Natomas Charter School Graduate, Class of 2006