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Revolutionary Period (1750-1815)

Revolutionary Period (Historical Context) When? Around the American Revolutionary War (1750-1815) Writers focused on Explaining and justifying the American Revolution Building nationalism, patriotism, and an American identity Writers pondered what it really means to be an American

Revolutionary Period (Characteristics) Emphasises reason as opposed to faith alone; this was a reaction to the Puritan way of life Instructive in values, highly ornate writing style; highly political and patriotic Benjamin Franklin (biography, common sense aphorisms) Patrick Henry (speech) Thomas Paine (pamphlet) Benjamin Banneker (letters) Thomas Jefferson (political documents) Abigail Adams (letters) Representative Authors Writing Style

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