This document includes a 25-slide PowerPoint presentation to be used as an introduction to Early American Literature (1600s and 1700s), in accordance with Common Core Standards. It includes information about Jamestown, the impact of Europeans on the Native Americans, Puritanism, and the literature of the Puritans. In addition to a presentation, there are many images and interesting facts about this time period. To accompany the PowerPoint, I have included one graphic organizer, a quiz with answe