Literature of The Enlightenment

Study Literature through Franklin using Online Video

The ideas of the 1700s are examined through Benjamin Franklin, a self-made man who achieved success by his own industry. The works of Locke, Newton, Voltaire, Defoe, Fielding, and Johnson illustrate how the humanist ideals of the Enlightenment created a second Renaissance. Use our 6 online educational video titles to explain how the Seven Years' War helped spark both the American Revolution and the French Revolution. Describe Benjamin Franklin's role in the American and French Revolutions. See how the scientific and industrial revolutions changed everyday life in Europe and America with ideals of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, free trade, fair taxation, and representative government throughout the world. Identify important documents in the development of democracy and the establishment of the United States of America.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how the Seven Years War helped spark both the American Revolution and the French Revolution.
• Describe Benjamin Franklin's role in the American and French Revolutions.
• See how the scientific and industrial revolutions changed everyday life in Europe and America with ideals of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, free trade, fair taxation, and representative government throughout the world.
• Identify important documents in the development of democracy and the establishment of the United States of America.
• Learn about some of the religious beliefs and sacred texts of ancient peoples and identify the regions where different forms of faith prevailed.

• Literature > History Through Literature > Industry And Enlightenment
• Industry and Enlightenment (Runtime: 03:21)
• Scientific Enlightenment (Runtime: 04:02)
• Revolutionary Ideas and Inventions (Runtime: 03:41)
• Slavery and War (Runtime: 03:14)
• Literary Rebellion (Runtime: 04:37)
• New Technology and New Frontiers (Runtime: 04:22)