Revolutionary Writing

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One of the biggest changes seen in the literature between the Puritan period and the Colonial period is ___________

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a growing emphasis on scientific thinking.

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Ben Franklin seeks moral perfection by mastering _________.

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13 basic virtues

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What does the use of the word approbation suggest based on the passage, "They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation, and that in their different guesses at the author, none were named but men of some character"

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Readers accept Franklin's ideas as worthy of consideration and Franklin's writing impresses his readers.

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The American colonies rebelled against _______

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Great Britain (England)

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The "Join or Die" cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The snake segments represent ___________

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American colonies

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Which aphorism from Poor Richard's Almanac best reflects the virtue of justice?

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Don't throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.

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Thomas Paine's main purpose of The American Crisis was to ___________

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motivate weary troops in their fight for American independence

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When Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" states, "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day that my child may have peace" it developed the idea that people __________

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have a duty to improve society for future generations?

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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense suggests that Paine believes _________

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He feels Britain is no longer capable of effectively governing the colonies

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Thomas Paine's American Crisis and Common Sense both suggest that Thomas Paine believes the only option is for ___________

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He believes America's only recourse is to declare war on the British.