THE ENLIGHTENMENT Flashcards
How many siblings did Ben Franklin have?
16
By what age did Ben Franklin own a Print Shop?
24
What were the 4 Careers that Ben Franklin had?
Printer,Inventor,Writer and Politician
Ben Franklin’s inventions were?
Bifocals,Lightning Rod,Stove
Ben Franklin’s Contributions:
Developed the first Circulatory Library
Developed the first Colonial Hospital
Discovered electricity
Ben Franklin developed the first volunteer fire department. They were known as Benjamin’s Bucket Brigade
Helped draft the Declaration of Independence
Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
He began writing it when he was 65
It was never finished
It was published after his death
How many Virtues did Ben Franklin’s autobiography contain?
13
Aphorisms
Short saying with a message
The _____ was a strong factor in the
Enlightenment.
American Revolution
In addition to the American Revolution there was also the ____ and _____ war
French and Indian
The majority of all writing was fueled by _____.
Politics
Members of the Enlightenment were reacting to the events around them ,as well as, the ______movement.
Puritan
They Valued ___ over ___.
Reason over Religion
Men thought that they had the ability to _______ ______.
Perfect Themselves
Slave Narratives writing was _____.
Purposeful
3 Part Structure of Slave Narratives
Slavery
Escape
Freedom
Olaudah Equiano was the son of a powerful ______.
Tribe Leader
Whose name means well spoken leader?
Olaudah Equiano
Equiano was ______by the men of a rival tribe and sold into slavery along with his sister.
Kidnapped
Equiano was kidnapped at what age?
11
Equiano spent ___ years in slavery.
10
Equiano purchased freedom from his master in ___.He was 21.
1776
After Equiano purchased his own freedom, he became an _____.
Abolitionist
Equiano even confronted _____.
Parliament
Equiano’s work _______________was ground breaking.
The Interesting life of Olaudah Equiano
In Equiano’s story he uses what kind of words?
Commercial -to show the dehumanization of those in slavery
He shows the __________ of the slaves
animalistic treatments
The objective of Equiano’s story is?
To influence the British Political Leaders that were debating the slave trade issue in Parliment
Jonathan Edwards entered ___ at the age of ___ and began his ministry at the death of his grandfather
Yale - 13
Jonathan Edwards remembered most for his __________ sermons
Fire and Brimstone
What two movements were Jonathan Edwards involved in?
The great Awakening and the Enlightenment
_____ was a sermon delivered by Jonathan Edwards.
Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God
The information for Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God was taken from _______.
Deuteronomy Chapter 32
