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1 Age of Reason First movement to spread beyond New England 1763-1800

2 Key Concepts Progress Order Reason

3 Age of Reason’s response to Puritanism PuritanismAge of Reason Faith Reason Authority Skepticism Theology Science Predestined humanity Self-made humanity

4 Literature Prose, poetry, drama, political documents, and speeches “Give me liberty or give me death!” - Patrick Henry “All national institutions of churches appear to me no other than human inventions.” - Thomas Paine “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a perfect Union…” - preamble to U.S. Constitution

5 Style of Writing Intellectual Pragmatic Purposeful Instructive Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin

6 Age of Reason in Junior Expos Autobiography Intellectual Pragmatic for personal change Exercises reason and restraint Seeks perfection (improvement) Stride Toward Freedom Intellectual – not emotional Pragmatic for social and personal change Uses reason and order Pushes restraint Seeks perfection (improvement)

7 Summary What is the biggest difference between Puritan and Age of Reason thinking or beliefs? What is the most or least important virtues on Franklin’s list?

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