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American Lit

Theme 2: A New Nation Test Review

TermDefinition
Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; Poor Richard's Almanack
Patrick Henry Speech to the Second Virginia Convention
Thomas Paine The Crisis
Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence
Abigail Adams Letters to her Daughter
Philis Wheatley To His Excellency, General Washington
acquiesce to consent or agree silently, without objection; to comply passively
avarice extreme greed for wealth or material gain
vigilance the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties
diligence careful and persistent work or effort
hyperbole exaggeration
unalienable unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor
formidable inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
ingenious exhibiting creative ability; inventive
tyranny cruel use of authority;oppressive power
martial of or appropriate to war; warlike
ambulatory moving from place to place
extricate to set free from; to remove
billet a place, usually a civilian's house or other non-military facility, where soldiers are lodged temporarily
Age of Enlightenment a cultural movement of intellectuals beginning in late 17th- and 18th-century Europe emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition
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