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Colonial and Revolution-Era Voices: Franklin and Wheatley — Homework

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Colonial and Revolution-Era Voices: Franklin and Wheatley — Homework

Review Franklin's thirteen virtues and Wheatley's path to publication before answering.

  1. 1.Name two of Franklin's thirteen virtues.
  2. 2.Describe Franklin's self-improvement method in your own words.
  3. 3.Why did Wheatley need an oral examination before her book could be published?
  4. 4.In four or more sentences, explain what it reveals about colonial society that these two writers had to prove themselves in such different ways.
  5. 5.Which of these two colonial voices did you find more memorable, and why?
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