1. Revolutionary Period
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2. Revolutionary Period (Historical Context)
When?
Around the American Revolutionary War ( )
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

3. 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

4. Revolutionary Period (1750-1815)
Art