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Story of the Times 1750-1800 Pages 120-125 1. By ____________, there were fourth- and fifth-generation Americans of European descent living in Virginia and New England. 2. These people were _______________________, and, on the whole, were satisfied with that status. 3. Between ___________________________, however, attitudes changed dramatically. 4. The groundwork for the American Revolution had been laid by European _______________ as well as by the __________________ and Parliament. 5. The eighteenth century is often characterized as the ____________________, or the Age of Reason. 6. The writers and thinkers of the Enlightenment valued ____________ over _____________. 7. Unlike the Puritans, they had little interest in the ____________, believing instead in the power of reason and science to further ___________________. 8. Much of what was produced during the Revolutionary period was ____________________. 9. The writing of permanent importance form the Revolutionary era is mostly ________________________. 10. _________________ was a spellbinding orator whose speech against the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses brought cries of “Treason!” 11. __________________was perhaps more influential than any other in swaying public opinion in favor of independence. 12. The Declaration of Independence was first drafted by ____________________ in June 1776. Despite some exaggerated charges against King George III, is one of the most influential statements ever made. 13. _________________ appeared in most of the newspaper, and numerous broadside ________ were published. 14. What is a broadside ballad? 15. Two poets whose works were more sophisticated than the broadside ballads were Joel Barlow and _______________________. 16. Perhaps the best-known writing of the period outside the field of politics was done by ________________. His ___________________________ became familiar to most households in the colonies. 17. During the Revolutionary period, America began to establish a __________________ of its own. ________________ were built, and ______________were established after the war. 18. State the contributions of early Americans: Native Americans – Puritans – Revolutionary Statesmen -