| A | B |
|---|
| Age of Reason | Enlightenment |
| Deism | man is basically good |
| Rationalism | we can arrive at truth through reason |
| Thomas Jefferson | founded UVa |
| Phillis Wheatley | wrote poems defending Amer. Revolution |
| Patrick Henry | wrote Liberty or Death speech |
| St John's Episcopal Church | in Richmond; where P. Henry spoke |
| allusions | hints or references to other works |
| rhetorical question | an answer is not expected |
| Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense |
| Ben Franklin | wrote Poor Richard's Almanack |
| aphorisms | B. Franklin wrote many of these "sayings..." |
