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Enlightenment Reasoning versus Emotion

"It is not my intention to combat this opinion. But perhaps it may be some satisfaction to your Readers to know what ideas the Americans have on the subject"

"I relate them merely in pursuance of the task I have impos'd on myself, to be an impartial historian of American facts and opinions."

-Benjamin Franklin's "Causes of the American Discontents before 1768"

The Franklin Family

Timeline

1746 - William Franklin joins king's army as an ensign

1753 - Benjamin Franklin appointed co-deputy postmaster general

1763 - William Franklin takes office of governor of New Jersey

1764 - Sugar Act develops new duties on imports

1765 - Stamp Act imposes tax on newspapers and other documents

1767 - Townshend Act imposes taxes on various imports

Benjamin Franklin

William Franklin

Connection to the Colonies

Language

"us" and "them"

Republic of Letters

-William Franklin to Lord Hillsborough

Jack Pacor, Lindsay Shore, Kathleen Ross

Purpose

Through their letters, speeches, and publications Benjamin and William Franklin use Enlightenment-style reasoning to argue a compromise between the Colonies and the Crown.

Image by Tom Mooring

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