Colonial, Revolutionary, & Early National Periods Flashcards
The writing was generally utilitarian, polemical, or religious. Had 3 major figures: Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, & Edward Taylor.
Colonial Period
Colonial Period
1607-1765
Wrote poems & was part of the Colonial Period.
Edward Taylor
Wrote “Rip Van Winkle,” “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” &
-“Knickerbocker’s” History of New York-. Was part of the Revolutionary & Early National Period.
Washington Irving
Wrote religious poetry & “Thanatopsis”. Was part if the Revolutionary & Early National Period.
William Cullen Bryant
Wrote “Common Sense” & -The American Crisis-.
Thomas Paine
1st play written & acted in America.
-The Prince of Parthia-
She wrote poems as a young slave girl.
Phyllis Wheatly
Wrote -Pioneers-, -The Prairie-, &
-Last of the Mohicans-. He had 3 novels set on the American Frontier. Was part of the Revolutionary & Early National Period.
James Fenimore Cooper
Wrote poems of American Independence, “House if Night”, & was part of the Graveyard School.
Freneau
Wrote an autobiography & -Poor Richards Almanac-.
Benjamin Franklin
Lasted from 1790-1830. The period between the formation of the National government & the “2nd revolution” of Jacksonian democracy (because of dominance of the Federalist Party). The “Era of Good Feelings.” Was neoclassic, restrained, & aristocratic. Was the 2nd age of the Revolutionary & Early National Period.
Federalist Age
Writers engaged in “non-belletrisric” pursuits. Included Trumbull, Freneau, Hopkinson, Dwight, & Barlow, who wrote patriotic works. Also included Paine, Sam Adams, Hamilton, & Madison, who wrote polemical prose. Lasted from 1765-1790. Was the 1st age of the Revolutionary & Early National Period.
Revolutionary Age
Lasted from 1765-1830 & included 2 ages: the Revolutionary (1765-1790) age & the Federalist (1790-1830) age. Was the time of the establishment of a new nation.
Revolutionary & Early National Period
Happened in 1620.
The Mayflower Compact
