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in 1770s there were no ____
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professional writers
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the writing of this age was
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policial and persuasive
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sheets of paper with anonymous songs, poems, essays that could be tacked around cities
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broadsides
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writers emphasized the role of reason or rational thought in human affairs
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Age of Reason or the Enlightenment
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the people viewed the universe as
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harmonious and carefully ordered where everyone plaued a mall role in the functioning of the whole
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believed in_______ of human beings
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perfection
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"we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to conbat it"
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thomas jefferson
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american revolution lasted:
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1750-1800
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the english believed the coloines purpose was
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for the enrichment of the mother country
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french and indian war:
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1754-1763
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after F and I war king george decided:
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colonies pay for debts from the war
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1773
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tax on tea and boston tea party
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1st continental congress
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met in philadelphia in 1774
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at first continetal congress:
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proposed their own government
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"now we must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately"
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Ben Franklin
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war lasted until
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1781
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one of greatest orators of revolution; governnor of virginia
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patrick henry
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"if this be treason then make the most of it"
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patrick henry
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art of speaking and/or writing effectively
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rhetoric
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saying the same thing in a variety of ways
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restatement
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repeating same idea in same way
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repitition
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repeating grammatical structures
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parallelism
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educated self by reading
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ben franklin
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left boston at 17 and arrived penniless
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ben franklin
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established self as a printer and business leader
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ben franklin
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became wealthy and retired at age 42
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ben franklin
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devoted the time after retirement to science
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ben franklin
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joined adams and thomas jefferson to draft declaration of independence
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ben franklin
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