Age of Reason
Another name for the Enlightenment.
The Age of Reason
This 1765 Act sparked outrage among the American colonists by requiring stamps for 54 different items.
Stamp Act
Known for writing Poor Richard's Almanack and his Autobiography.
A ballad on a single topic printed on one sheet of paper.
Broadside ballad
"My own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light", appeals to this.
Logos
One Enlightenment scientist.
Galileo or Sir Isaac Newton
A conflict from 1754 to 1763 where the English battled the French for control of North America.
The French and Indian War
Drafted the Declaration of Independence in June of 1776.
Thomas Jefferson
Theaters
""If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace"; and this single reflection, well applied, is sufficient to awaken every man to duty," appeals to this.
Pathos
One Enlightenment political theorist.
John Locke
Attitudes of the American Colonists changed between the mid-1760's and the mid 1770's when he imposed a series of regulations.
King George III
Drafted in 1787 with the hope of lasting at least a generation, has stood the test of time, only being amended 27 times in the last two centuries.
The Constitution of the United States
Born in Africa, brought to Boston as a slave, was recognized for her literary genius, and had a poetry collection published in England.
Phillis Wheatley
"And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor," employs this persuasive technique.
parallelism
One Enlightenment philosopher.
Voltaire or Jean Jacques Rousseau
On April 19, 1775, this discharged musket signaled the start of the American Revolution with battles that followed at Lexington and Concord.
"The Shot Heard Round the World"
In three months, sold 100,000 copies of his Common Sense pamphlets in 1776.
Thomas Paine
A poet most known for his mock-heroic tribute to cornmeal mush.
Joel Barlow
"A man can distinguish himself between temper and principal, and I am as confident, as I am that God governs the world, that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion," appeals to this.
Ethos
One belief of the Enlightenment.
Reason and science will further human progress; A social contract forms the basis of government; People are good, not evil
This 1767 British law required a tax on paper, paint, glass, lead, and tea.
The Townshend Acts
A spellbinding orator who spoke against the Stamp Act and delivered a speech to the Virginia Convention.
Patrick Henry
An explosion of American works in the next century was shaped by one of these literary forms.
Native American oral tradition; Puritan reflections; political documents; a few poets and essayists
"The heart that feels not now, is dead," employs this persuasive technique.
Aphorism