THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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Jonathan Edwards
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Phillis Wheatley
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Anne Bradstreet
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Benjamin Franklin
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Detailed explanation-1: -Biographers and historians agree that Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) was the best journalist in colonial America and his Pennsylvania Gazette the best newspaper. Founded in 1728, the Gazette was the second newspaper to be produced in Philadelphia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Franklin not only printed the paper but also often contributed pieces to the paper under aliases.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Pennsylvania Gazette was founded in 1728 by Samuel Keimer. The Gazette was the second newspaper published in Philadelphia, the first was American Weekly Mercury published by Andrew Bradford in 1723. Only three copies of the original issue are known to exist.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Pennsylvania’s colonial government, he served as the Clerk of the General Assembly from 1736-1750. In 1751-1764, 1773, and 1775, Franklin was an elected member of the Colonial Assembly, representing Philadelphia City.