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Rev Period People -Bucher

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"early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
Ben Franklin
"first American"
Ben Franklin
Good sense of humor
Ben Franklin
self-made man
Ben Franklin
educated himself and made himself a scientist, diplomat, philosopher, and writer
Ben Franklin
as a teen, learned the printing trade
Ben Franklin
Retired at 42- devoted life to science
Ben Franklin
when 17 moved to Philly
Ben Franklin
worked on committee to draft the Declaration of Independence
Ben Franklin
Worked to negotiate the peace treaty with England
Ben Franklin
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention
Ben Franklin
Worked for the ratification of the Constitution
Ben Franklin
Published Poor Richard's Almanac
Ben Franklin
Considered tuff, hardy, resourceful, good memory, stubborn, honest, have self pride
Ben Franklin
Wants to be morally perfect
Ben Franklin
"here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world"
Hector de Crevecouer
Born in France
De Crevecouer
Published Letters form an American Farmer
De Crevecouer
Settled on a farm near Chester, NY
De Crevecouer
Washington thought his picture of America was "too flattering"
De Crevecouer
Was excited by the possibilities for freedom, equality, and prosperity
De Crevecouer
"these are the times that try men's souls"
Thomas Paine
America's most effective Revolutionary propagandist
Thomas Paine
Failed at many jobs before becoming a journalist
Paine
Born in England
Thomas Paine
at 37, came to America (after talking to Ben Franklin)
Thomas Paine
Anonymously published Common Sense
Thomas Paine
"The American Crisis 1"
Thomas Paine
Very outspoken
Thomas Paine
Supported the French Revolution
Thomas Paine
When he died no one knew what happened to his body
Thomas Paine
"A crown, a mansion, and a throne that shine,/with gold unfading, Washington! Be thine."
Phillis Wheatley
First widely applauded American poet
Phillis Wheatley
At 8, taken from her home in Africa, brought on slave ship to Boston, sold to a wealthy family who gave her her new name and religion
Phillis Wheatley
Within 2 years of living in America could read and write
Phillis Wheatley
wrote Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Phillis Wheatley
"To His Excellency, General Washington"
Phillis Wheatley
Her husband ran away and took her poems
Phillis Wheatley
Typical verse is modeled on the conventions of the English poetry of the time, formal, elegant, makes classical allusions
Phillis Wheatley
"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry
"If this be treason, make the most of it!"
Patrick Henry
Born in Virginia
Patrick Henry
Store keeper (fell into debt), practiced law
Patrick Henry
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry
Member of the Continental Congress
Patrick Henry
Commander of Virginia's military forces
Patrick Henry
Governor of the new Commonwealth of Virginia
Patrick Henry
Major voice in drafting of the Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry
Delivered famous speech to the Virginia Convention
Patrick Henry
"Speech in the Virginia Convention"
Patrick Henry
"We must fight! I repeat... we must fight!"
Patrick Henry
Uses a lot of loaded words
Patrick Henry
Uses a lot of rhetorical questions
Patrick Henry
Uses simple and blunt language, writes in aphoristic style
Thomas Paine
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