The Revolutionary Period 1765 1815 Famous Revolutionary Authors
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The Revolutionary Period 1765 - 1815
Famous Revolutionary Authors Ben Franklin Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine Phyllis Wheatley Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crèvecouer
The Revolutionary Period Also known as The Age of Reason Moving away from the religious Puritan writings Less about God, more about independent thought Characterized by large amounts of scientific discovery Kite & key electricity experiment Cotton Gin Improved telescopes & mapping Characterized by the American Revolutionary War
Causes of the Revolutionary Period Many colonists were angry with the British High taxation with no representation in Parliament They had no say in the government, despite being a tax-paying colony of England Wanted to escape the oppression of British rule Strived to define what it was to be an American
Types of Literature meant to persuade people to go to war Speeches Epistles (public letters) Political Documents The Constitution The Declaration of Independence Personal Writings Private letters Defining a new nation
After the War Even though the American Revolution caused a major shift in literature, the Revolutionary period lasted long after the colonists gained their freedom Needed to create America What did it mean to be free? How was America to be different than Britain? What values did these founding fathers stand for?
