ColonialLiterature Shaped by Politics and Religion
Washington AP notes independence in the Revolution sparked a shift in colonial writing from religious tracts to political essays and histories. Early figures like John Dickinson and Benjamin Franklin influenced tone and style, with Dickinson advocating moderation and Franklin shaping public opinion through essays and almanacs.
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Washington
Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper
William Cullen Bryant
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Herman Melville
Great Britain
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
John Dickinson
Franklin
Early American writers and the birth of a nation
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams helped draft the Declaration while Franklin influenced revolution via Paine’s Common Sense published in January 1776. The Federalist essays by Hamilton Madison and Jay defended the new Constitution. Earlier writers included Michael Wigglesworth, the Mathers trio, and Noah Webster who urged a distinct American literature and language.
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Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Franklin
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Boston
Washington
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
Michael Wigglesworth
America
England
Milton
New England
Mathers
Richard
Increase
Cotton
Cotton Mather
Salem
Goshen
N.Y
Noah Webster
Webster
Is Ford tax cut proposal feasible for 1975 economy
AP analysis examines President Ford’s $28 billion tax cut proposal and questions its feasibility amid rising uncontrollable expenditures. It notes Social Security, railroad retirement, Medicare, Medicaid, housing aid, and debt interest limit options, while debt climbs at federal, state, and local levels. Mexican women’s suffrage reference appears.
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John Cunniff
New York
Ford
Brock Adams
D-Wash
House Budget Committee
Congress
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