Ben Franklin
What religion was Ben Franklin raised.
Puritan
What did Equiano write about?
His experience as a slave and being taken from his home.
How was Equiano treated by his captors and owners while he is still enslaved in West Africa?
He was treated well and in some cases like a member of the family.
What years did this time period span?
1700-1800
Explain ethos, pathos, and logos.
Ethos is ethics, pathos is emotion, and logos is logic
What is Benjamin Franklin's writing style?
Satirical, lighthearted, and fun
What is the tone of Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention.
Passionate, emphatic, persuasive, and informative.
How do some of the slaves try to escape captivity on the boat?
Starvation or jumping overboard.
What are 3 events that happened in this period?
Smallpox epidemic
American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
Cotton Gin
Bill of right
Name 2 types of logical fallacies.
straw man
Red Herring
Name Calling
Missing the point
Post Hoc
According to his autobiography, how many virtues do humans need to perfect?
13
What specific experiences does Equiano describe that give the reader insight into his own thoughts and feelings about the struggles he faced.
He describes how he believed he was going to die and he describes the horrible treatment.
Why does the ship's crew keep Equiano on deck most of the time?
He was too young and fragile and they believed that he will never try to escape.
In addition to travel narratives, this type of narrative also became popularized.
Slave narratives
What does Libel mean?
A statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made.
Name at least 3 virtues that Ben Franklin says humans must master.
Temperance, Moderation, Humility, frugality, industry, silence, order, resolution, justice, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity.
Stanton says that women want "to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied." Describe what women wanted to have in 1848.
Equality and the right to vote.
What was Olaudah's life like before he was taken captive?
He was the pampered son of a slaveholder, who was being raised to be a warrior.
What are 2 stories we have read in this time period.
A New Definition Of Success
Patrick Henry Speech to the Convention
The Interesting Narrative of Equiano
Declaration of Sentiments
What is a vice?
A degrading, immoral or evil practice or habit.
Part one of the Autobiography opens with a letter to...
William Franklin, Ben Franklin's son
What is an example of Ethos, Pathos, or Logos in Patrick Henry's speech.
Ethos: I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience.
Pathos: Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation.
Logos: What terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted? Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves longer....
How old was Equiano when he was kidnapped along with his sister?
11
What are the characteristics of literature during this time period? (name at least 2)
Democratic Utopia, Use of reason, Political pamphlets, travel writing, highly ornate writing style, generic characters, and the American Dream
What does Pernicious mean?
Harmful, destructive, or lethal.