EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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She served as a member of the colonial legislature.
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She helped African Americans escape to freedom.
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She wrote poems that supported independence.
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She taught soldiers in the Continental Army.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1776 and 1784, she published just four poems and died in December 1784 at just 31. Yet, in her tragically shortened life, Wheatley’s poetry left an impression on both sides of the Atlantic as a global poet of the American Revolution and one of the first prominent African-American abolitionist voices.
Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to making an important contribution to American literature, Wheatley’s literary and artistic talents helped show that African Americans were equally capable, creative, intelligent human beings who benefited from an education. In part, this helped the cause of the abolition movement.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wheatley supported the American Revolution, and she wrote a flattering poem in 1775 to George Washington. In 1778 she married John Peters, a free Black man, and used his surname. Though she continued writing, she published few new poems after her marriage.
Detailed explanation-4: -Phillis Wheatley used her poetry to fight against the inequality encouraged by slavery. Initially, her poetry was regarded as a threat to the conventional style of society. However, with time, anti-slavery proponents were beginning to use Wheatley to prove that no race was superior to another.
Detailed explanation-5: -For the rest of her short life, Wheatley wrote poems to cel-ebrate important events. Like Pope’s, Wheatley’s poetry reflected the aesthetic values of the Enlightenment. She aimed to blend thought, image, sound, and rhythm to provide a perfectly balanced composition.