John Hope Franklin

of the situation by explaining that in the past they had freedom and now they are at limitations for happiness. He uses his character to provide suggestions towards the common people by explaining how it is their right to be happy, however these hopes and aspiration are diminished because of the British King. “He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying…

Colonial Period in American Literature The Colonial Period in American history consisted of many different key events and ideas, along with many different cultures. The Colonial Period covers the phase of when the European settlers came to America, the colonization of America, and the incorporation of the Europeans in the United States. Certain things like American Indians and European settlement, Puritans and rationalists, important political documents and speeches, were all a part of the…

Colonists were treated unfairly by England, during the Revolutionary war period. England kept passing acts and placing taxes on everything; eventually colonists grew hostile and fought to become a free country. Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention” and Thomas Jefferson’s “The Declaration of Independence” are great examples of Revolutionary literature. “Speech to the Virginia Convention” is trying to convince colonists to rebel England. The Declaration of Independence is letting…

SETTING The setting was based in Colonial Virginia (George Washington and John Parke Custis are the only two people in the story that are from Colonial Virginia). Most Americans talked with a british accent during the revolutionary war. Mainly because a lot of the Americans came from Britain. GEORGE WASHINGTON George Washington did not wear a wig. Even though wigs were fashionable, Washington kept his own hair, which he wore long and tied back in a queue, or ponytail. Washington did,…

It had helped the British’s sale in tea because the East India Company was still in shock of the downfall in money. Us as colonists looked at it as “No taxation without representation.” This Act had made us irritated, especially John Hancock because he couldn’t make enough money to afford it. (British-lower cost Colonial-No Taxation without Representation) “Resulted” Since the British were in debt they wanted to fireback and get the money they wanted to pay their expenses…

Franklin, based on the title alone, supposedly wrote “The Way to Wealth” to tell Americans what steps they must take to become wealthy. Yet the question remains whether or not that was truly what Franklin was trying to achieve. Was Franklin being serious, that following the steps outlined in “The Way to Wealth” would lead to wealth? Was he joking, being sarcastic, or perhaps trying to achieve something else entirely? While Franklin did not seriously believe that his advice would lead to wealth,…

In the 18th century, growing tension between England and the American colonies led to a desperate need for a solution. America was ready to fight for reconciliation, or in other words, taxation with representation. Paine released his work Common Sense to convince America to change their cause from reconciliation to independence. In this pamphlet, Paine utilizes, word choice, capitalization, and a problem-solution structure to contribute to his overall purpose of convincing America to go to war…

The Enlightenment was a period of philosophical advancement in Western Europe. The four main enlightenment thinkers were Voltaire, Rousseau, Locke, and Montesquieu. Voltaire emphasized the freedom of speech by writing attacks towards the Catholic Church even though he knew he would get punished for his writings. Rousseau was a French philosophe who emphasized the idea that all people are equal. Locke was an English writer during the Age of Enlightenment. His mostly focused on the issue of…

continue. Franklin also uses religion in his piece as one of the stories he tells features a Native American man attending a Christian service. When the man asked another named Conrad what the “meeting” is for, Conrad replies “to hear and learn good things” (Franklin, 471). When the Native American man witnesses the minister “talk to the people very angrily” (471) he is confused and does not believe that they are there to learn good things, especially after he is shunned out of the service.…

highly unlikely someone would risk their life just for a small portion of fame. In The Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin describes his plan to better his life through thirteen virtues. Franklin was a founding father and therefore an expert on the dynamics of government and how to reach its full potential. These virtues, which included doing civil duty and being respectful, started with Franklin and would branch from person to person until everyone had an ideal character. In turn, educated and…