Study Questions
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Compare Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin. In what ways
does each reflect the principles of the Enlightenment?
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Citing the work of Philip Freneau, Phillis Wheatley, and
perhaps other writers, contrast the literature of this century with the
Puritan literature of the previous century.
Bibliography
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Emerson, Everett. "The Cultural Context of the American Revolution."
American Literature, 1764-1789: The Revolutionary Years. Madison:
The University of Wisconsin Press, 1977. 3-16.
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Rouse, Parke, Jr., and Thomas K. Ford. The Printer in
Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg. Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg,
1995.
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People
Places
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Events
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Revolutionary War (1775-1781)
Terms
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Enlightenment
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autobiography
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tone
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style
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