American Lit. Unit 2
Phillis Wheatley
"On Being Brought from Africa to America" "To the University of Cambridge, in New Eng."
Freneau- "The Wild Honey Suckle" represents Romanticism by
1. Having an ordinary place of nature- the middle of the woods where the honey suckle was located 2. Glorifying nature- describing the beauty of the honey suckle and how no human eyes will know the existence 3. Symbol- Honey Suckle 4. Overly emotional- Grieving over the honey suckle that switches into a deeper meaning 5. Personal ideas- no afterlife
Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as"
J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur wants to tell his readers all about what nationality? In other words, he wants his readers to know about the people of what country? Holland America France England
America
In Thomas Paine's Common Sense, Paine claims it is common sense for the colonies to do which of the following? Ask for the King of England's forgiveness Break away from England Make up with England
Break away from England
J. Hector St. John Crevecoeur
Letters from an American Farmer
Crevecoeur' Simile
Men are like plants
At one point in his life, Benjamin Franklin decided to become a vegetarian. Did he remain a vegetarian all his life? Yes No
No
Benjamin Franklin conducted an experiment in which he focused on eliminating his faults in order to achieve moral perfection. Did he successfully eliminate all of his faults? Yes No
No
Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography "Letter to Ezra Stiles"
Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence (from The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson)
Phillip Freneau
The Wild Honey Suckle On the religion of nature
Jonathan Edwards says he used to be afraid of what, before he received the grace of God? Thunderstorms Death Indians Blindness
Thunderstorms
Benjamin Franklin supported the idea that Americans should practice any religion they wanted to. True False
True
In Jonathan Edwards' Personal Narrative, he says he prefers to pray outside rather than inside. True False
True
In her poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America," Phillis Wheatley expresses her belief that her slavery was ultimately a blessing because it led her to Christian salvation. True False
True
In his Letter to Ezra Stiles, Franklin says that he believes Jesus's teachings are good morals for the world to follow. True False
True
One of Benjamin Franklin's reasons for writing his Autobiography is because he wishes he could re-live his life. True False
True
In her poem "To the University of Cambridge," Phillis Wheatley is specifically speaking to what audience? doctors college students politicians college professors
college students
Thomas Paine
common sense The Age of Reason
In Thomas Paine's Age of Reason, Paine argues that America needs to bring religion into its government. true false
false
Which one of the following is not one of the three God-given rights Jefferson names in The Declaration of Independence? liberty land ownership life the pursuit of happiness
land ownership
de Crevecoeur says, "Men are like _____." plants stars stones demons
plants
In Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, what business does he work in with his brother? soapmaking carpentry candlemaking printing
printing
Democracy
system of government that derives its power from the governed people and that operates with the assumption that all of those people are equal
On one level, Philip Freneau's "The Wild Honey Suckle" is about a common flower. But on a deeper level, Freneau uses the honey suckle flower to allow him to express his personal belief about what? that God is a warm and personal spirit that there is no afterlife that good is rewarded and bad is punished
that there is no afterlife
In her poem "To the University of Cambridge," Phillis Wheatley offers what warning to her audience? that they should avoid drinking too much that they should save their money that they should not forget about Christianity that they should pay their tithes to the church
that they should not forget about Christianity
Which one of the following does de Crevecoeur find to be more civilized? the hunter the farmer
the farmer
Deism
the religion of those who believe in a God who created the world and created a system of laws to regulate the world but who does not directly and personally intervene in the world
Why did the paragraph against slavery get removed from The Declaration of Independence? to appease the King of England there never was a paragraph against slavery in The Declaration of Independence the removal of the paragraph was an accidental oversight in the final copy of The Declaration of Independence to appease some colonies who still wanted slavery
to appease some colonies who still wanted slavery
Jonathan Edwards
Personal Narrative
In Common Sense, Thomas Paine feels that "a government of our own" is what kind of right? a natural right an earned right
a natural right
The Enlightenment
a philosophical movement of the eighteenth century (1700's) in Europe and America. The movement celebrated reason, the scientific method, and humans' ability to perfect themselves and their societies.
What horribly distressing sight does de Crevecoeur see in the successful, wealthy city of Charles-town (Charleston)? a starving child begging on the street prisoners being worked to death in factories a slave being executed in the town square a severely injured slave left to die in a cage in the woods
a severely injured slave left to die in a cage in the woods
Romanticism
an artistic movement of the late 1700's and much of the 1800's primarily in Europe but also somewhat in America that celebrated nonconformity and the breaking of tradition. It also celebrated the individual and the freedom to explore and express one's private thoughts and feelings. It, furthermore, celebrated that which was commonplace in nature and society. Finally, it placed emphasis on enthusiasm, emotion, spontaneity, and variety
