Thomas Paine sent the manuscript of The Age of Reason to ____________ before publishing it.

Franklin’s achievement is not universally celebrated. His emphasis on the practical has brought him much criticism through the years.

Without a king, the Laws maintain their sway, While honour bids each generous heart obey. Be ours the task the ambitious to restrain, And this great lesson teach—that kings are vain; That warring realms to certain ruin haste, That kings subsist by war, and wars are waste: The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ .

Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself; [. . .] even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ .

Many of the most distinguished leaders of the American revolution–Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, Paine–were powerfully influenced by English and–to a lesser extent–French Enlightenment thought.

In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Equiano

Which of the following best characterizes — or describes — Franklin’s tone in his Speech to the Constitutional Convention? 

From morning suns and evening dewsAt first thy little being came,If nothing once, you nothing lose,For when you die you are the sameThe space between is but an hour,The frail duration of a flower.The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ 

By making reference to the texts of one or two writers we have recently studied, explain why the Enlightenment was an appropriate period wherein the abolition (anti-slavery) movement could gain momentum.  Discuss how the author illuminates the evils of slavery.  Be as specific and detailed as possible as you craft your response.  Write in your own voice.  I am looking for well-crafted, developed responses.I’d like to see 15-20 sentences.  Please proofread and edit your response, too. 

Like the great prose writers of the 18th century, Franklin values rationalism, common sense, pragmatism, and action over emotion, intuition, impulse and speculation.