English 3H - Revolutionary Period CT

Embracing new beliefs (reason > belief, science improves life, people are good and should be free, society can be perfected)

Denying tradition, religion, and monarchy (John Locke and natural rights > government and kings)

I: What were the beliefs of the Enlightenment era?

Life, liberty, and property

I: What were the natural rights of men believed to be in the Enlightenment era?

Plagiarism, and writers were not payed (they had to pay the printer)

I: What obstacles did professional writers in the US face?

Political, persuasive, and informative literature (rationalism) published in pamphlets and broadsides

I: What was the most prevalent type of writing during the Revolutionary War?

For the US, France provided supplies, arms and ammunition, uniforms, troops, and naval support.

Think: Guns and Ships from Hamilton

I: What was France's role in the Revolutionary War?

The Articles of Confederation

I: What was the least effective founding US document?

A pseudonym for Benjamin Franklin, himself, and an ode to Richard Saunders (he was a well known author of an almanc)

II: In "from Poor Richard's Almanac" by Benjamin Franklin, who was Poor Richard?

It contains tons of information such as a calendar, weather predictions, aphorisms, poems, and demographics.

II: What information is found in an almanac?

An observation or truth, Benjamin Franklin had 22 in his almanac.

Ex. "Honesty is the best policy" or "Never leave that till tomorrow, which you can do today"

II: What is an aphorism? An example?

Benjamin Franklin

II: Who wrote "Poor Richard's Almanac"?

Patrick Henry

II: Who wrote "Speech at the Virginia Convention"?

PH addresses the president, and complimenting previous speakers (by saying he respects them) before explaining why they are wrong, and implying they are cowards.

II: How does Patrick Henry begin his speech at the Virginia Convention? / II: What flaw in his opponents does Patrick Henry imply in his speech to the Virginia Convention?

Defend the colonies, all other paths to freedom have been tried, the odds are against them right now but they'll only get worse, and if they want liberty, they need to fight for it.

II: What were Patrick Henry's primary arguments in support of arming the militia?

"Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!"

II: What famous phrase did Patrick Henry coin in his speech to the Virginia Convention?

America as the Goddess Columbia (/a Goddess of Freedom)

II: In "To His Excellency, General Washington" by Phillis Wheatley, what does Wheatley personify?

Biblical themes, Heaven, or God

II: In "To His Excellency, General Washington" by Phillis Wheatley, what does Wheatly most allude to?

Bright and patriotic, as Wheatley encourages Washington to to continue fighting for independence

II: What is the overall tone of Phillis Wheatley's "To His Excellency, General Washington"?

Focus on nature, personification of animals, celebration of life vs. mourning of the dead

II: In "Indian Burying Ground" by Phillip Freneau, what NA literary elements are present in the poem?

NA beliefs are valid and diverse

II: In "Indian Burying Ground" by Phillip Freneau, what is the conclusion about NA beliefs?

NA's have a deeper connection with nature than Europeans do, which is reflected in traditions for the afterlife.

II: What is the role of Reason in Phillip Freneau's "Indian Burying Ground"?

Phillis Wheatley

II: Who wrote "To His Excellency, General Washington"?

Phillip Freneau (washington h8er)

II: Who wrote "Indian Burying Ground"?