Unit 6: The Colonies, the Revolution, and the New Nation:
The Literature of Reason and Revolution
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Topic 6 examines the writings of key Revolutionary War authors whose works helped shape not only the emerging nation but reflect the new humanistic values on which the government and country would be founded. 
 
Readings 
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Benjamin Franklin 
"The Autobiography" 
"Poor Richards Almanac"
"Ben Franklin's Epitaph"
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Thomas Jefferson 
"The Declaration of Independence" 
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Thomas Paine 
"Common Sense"
"The American Crisis"
"Age of Reason" 
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Study Guide for Unit 6 

Online Resources 

Writing Assignment 
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Benjamin Franklin

Inventor, public servant, publisher, and statesman,
Benjamin Franklin was the only colonial American
to sign all diplomatic documents founding
the United States of America.
 

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