Here are some supplemental links for your study of American Literature:

Puritan influence on American writing:

http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1196

John Smith (1579/80-1631):

http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/canam/smith.htm

William Bradford (1590-1657):

http://www.pilgrimhall.org/bradfordwilliam.htm

Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672):

http://www.annebradstreet.com/

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/428

Edward Taylor (1642?-1729):

http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/poets/taylor.php

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758):

http://www.apuritansmind.com/jonathanedwards/JonathanEdwards-MainPage.htm

http://www.puritansermons.com/bio/bioedwar.htm

Salem Witch Trials

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/SalemTrials.html