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Revolutionary Lit. Test Flashcards

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1
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Puritanism declined rapidly in the eighteenth century due to several reasons. What were 4 reasons specified in class?

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1.) Many non-puritans settled close by and did not convert
2.) The philosophy of Rousseau came into vogue
3.) Concepts of a capitalistic government emphasized the worth of human effort
4.) concept of democracy appeared

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a system of thought based on the belief that human reason and experience are the chief sources of knowledge

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rationalism

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3
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existence of God as the creator, but denied His involvement in human affairs

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Deism

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4
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what was most literature about in this revolutionary period

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political reform

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5
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Who wrote Letters from an American Farmer?

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Crevecoeur

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Where was Crevecoeur born?

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France

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why did crevecoeur leave the new world?

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His wife’s family and their loyalty to the crown

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7
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how many essays did crevecoeur publish

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12 (impressed Ben Franklin)

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8
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where were crevecoeur essays found?

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In an attic in France (published 1925)

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9
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Who said “where my bread is earned, there is my country”

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crevecoeur (letters from an american Farmer)

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who said, “Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men”?

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Crevecoeur (letters from an american Farmer)

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11
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Who wrote The Autobiography?

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Ben Frankiln

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12
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Where was Ben Franklin born?

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Boston

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13
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what is Ben Franklin sometimes called

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The first American

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14
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What was Benjamin Franklin?

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Publisher, inventor, statesman and writer

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which author was a delagate to the second continental congress and the first representative to France?

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Ben Franklin

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16
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What style did Ben Franklin write in

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plain style

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17
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who said “it was about this time I concieved the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection”

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Ben Franklin

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18
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Who said “ Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead”

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Ben Franklin (poor richards almanac)

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Who wrote Speech in the Virginia Convention?

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Patrick Henry

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How old was patrick Henry when he was a member of the virgina house of burgesses?

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30

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what was interesting about Henry’s speeches?

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The speeches were never written but reconstructed from notes of those in attendance.

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22
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what other bill is Patrick Henry accredited for

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the bill of rights

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Who said “Give me liberty or give me death”?

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Patrick Henry (speech to the VA convention)

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Who wrote the Crisis #1?

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Thomas Paine

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25
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Were was thomas paine Born?

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Thetford England

25
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how old was Paine when he come to America and whos advice was it

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in his thirties by advice given by Ben Franklin

26
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With which pamphlet did Paine take up the cause of the colonists

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Common Sense

27
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To whom was the Crisis 1 read to?

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Washington and his troops at valley forge

28
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With what other revolution did Paine become embroiled in?

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The French Revolution.

29
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Thomas Paine Died wealthy surrounded by family and buried at his estate (T/F)

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False he died poor and alone

30
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Who said “These are the times that try men’s souls”?

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Thomas Paine (the Crisis)

31
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Who said “what we obtain too cheap, we esteem to lightly”

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Thomas Paine (the crisis)

32
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Who write the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

33
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What college did Jefferson attend?

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College of William and Mary

34
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what college did Jefferson help found and design

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the university of virginia

34
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who did Jefferson become friends with in the house of burgesses

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what college did Jefferson help found and design

35
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Who said, “when in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve political bonds…”

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Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)

36
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What did the declaration of independence pledge in support of the document?

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Lives, Fortunes and sacred Honor.

37
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Who wrote letters to her husband?

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Abigail Adams

38
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Where was Abigail Adams born?

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Weymouth, Massachusetts

39
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what type of education did abigail adams recieve

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a brief education but continued through reading.

40
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who was Abigail adams’ husband

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President john Adams

41
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what do Abigail adams and barbara bush have in common?

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They both are wives and mothers to US presidents.

42
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Who said, “charm by accepting, by submitting sway yet have out humor most when we obey”?

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Abigail Adams (letters to her husband)

43
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Epistle

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Letter written to one person but meant for larger audience

43
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extended metaphor

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A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.

44
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plain style

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a way of writing that stresses simplicity and clarity of expression

45
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point of view

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the perspective from which a story is told

46
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Simile

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A comparison using “like” or “as”

47
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Aphorism

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A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

48
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Anaphora

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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

49
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rhetorical question

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A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

50
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Allusion

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A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

51
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Metaphor

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A comparison without using like or as

52
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polysyndeton

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Deliberate use of many conjunctions

53
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Ethos

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credibility

54
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logos

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appeal to logic

55
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pathos

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appeal to emotion (pity)

56
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Analogy

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A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

57
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Antithesis

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Direct opposite (give me liberty or give me death)

58
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Parallelism

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similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

59
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Personification

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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

60
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heroic couplet

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a pair of rhyming iambic pentameters

H English III (version 2) (2 decks)

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