American Literature-Revolutionary Era

Who wrote "What is an American?"

• Benjamin Franklin

• Phillis Wheatley

• Crevecoeur

• Patrick Henry

"We have petitioned; we have remonstrated, we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves" is an example of:

• Restatement

• Parallelism

• Repetition

• Rhetorical Question

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The writer of "What is an American" believes Americans:

• Were lazy and ungrateful

• Formed new opinions and entertained new ideas

• Were unable to leave the past behind and focus on the future

• Were separate races, unable to melt together

Who wrote "Speech in the Virginia Convention"?

• Crevecoeur

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?" is an example of:

• aphorism

• repetition

• parallelism

• rhetorical question

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who was the first published black American poet?

• Thomas Paine

• Crevecoeur

• Phillis Wheatley

• John Locke

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The literary term evident in this line: "The war is inevitable--and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!"

• Restatement

• Rhetorical Question

• Parallelism

• Repetition

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The date range of the Revolutionary Period:

• 1850-1900

• 1900-1950

• 1750-1800

• 1950-2000

Benjamin Frankin was also known as:

• Richard Saunders

• Benny Frank

• Ben Lightyear

• Benji Frankenstein

Benjamin Franklin was a deist. Deists believe God set the universe in motion and then stepped back. They feel God doesn't have a big impact on day to day affairs.

• True

• False