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OPPRESSIONS OF BODY AND M IND WILL VANISH LIKE EVIL SPIRITS
AT THE DAWN OF DAYµ³THOM AS JEFFERSON
  
 

` How did the ideals of the Enlightenment influence

Revolutionary writers?
` What was the effect of the American Revolution
on literature?
` What techniques do authors use to persuade their
readers?
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` Born to a wealthy Virginia family
` Attends College of William and Mary
and earns a law degree
` Helps nation win its independence
` Served as nations first secretary of
state and the second vice president
` 3rd president of America
` Founded University of Virginia
` Dies on the morning of July 4, 1826,
on the fiftieth anniversary of the
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` Written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson to write a
declaration of the colonies· independence from
England

` Ú V
 
  
details the
philosophy of the colonial revolutionaries and
outlines their experiences with the tyrannical
king of England, King George III.

` Highlights ´self-evidentµ truths such as the

equality of men and their ´unalienable rights.µ

` Reasons that because of Britain·s failures the

United States of America must become
independent of Britain.
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` What does this statement mean?

` Do you agree or disagree with this quote?

` Can you give an example from history where a

writer was more influential than a soldier?
 

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` Born in England on January 29, 1737
` Emigrated to American in 1774 and
settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
just in time to take part in the
American Revolution
` Wrote O    a persuasive
pamphlet that advocated American
independence from Great Britain;
often credited with turning the tide of
public opinion in favor of
independence
` Considered a radical intellectual with
an ability to present complex ideas in
clear and concise language
` Served (1777²1779) as secretary to the
committee on foreign affairs of the
Continental Congress, and in 1779 was
named clerk of the Pennsylvania
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` Went to Great Britain in 1787.
While there, Paine wrote Ú
  
 (1791)
defending the French
revolution and calling on the
English to overthrow their
monarchy and form a
republic. In 1792, he was
tried, convicted of treason,
and outlawed from England.
After being outlawed from
England, he moved to
France.
` Other works include Ú 

  (Part I, 1794; Part II,
1796)
` Returned to the United
States in 1802.
` Died in New York City on
June 8, 1809
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` First published anonymously on January 9, 1776

` An estimated 500,000 copies of the pamphlet were sold. Some scholars

estimate that by the end of 1776 nearly half of all Americans had read or were
familiar with Paine·s arguments

` At a time when many colonists were anxious about the prospects of

separation, O   condemned monarchy as an evil institution and
advocated independence

` Laid the philosophical groundwork for American independence

` Instrumental in bringing about Ú V
 

  
, which was
published just six months later

` Though Paine profited from his publications, he put the money back into
furthering the cause of liberty.
 Ú O
` A series of sixteen pamphlets published irregularly over a period of seven years
(1776²1783)
` Ú O   was published on December 23, 1776
` Written by Paine while he was serving as an enlisted soldier in the Continental
army
` Designed to bolster morale among patriots in the early years of the war with
Great Britain
` Paine argues that the severity of the soldiers· situation will make their triumph
more glorious
` Vows that G-d would never desert those who fight for just causes
` Criticizes Tories for being shortsighted because a revolution is inevitable
` Those who step aside are depicted as evil, cold-hearted, cowardly, and
unprincipled.
` The British are thieves that must be punished.
` George Washington ordered that Ú O   be read to the troops, and
soon all Americans had the opportunity to read it.