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Colonial American Rationalism Paper

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When reading literature from the Colonial period, it is very interesting to see how their life during the time and their values come through in their writings and other pieces of literature. The Colonial period in American literature spanning the 1600s and 1700s was a time of very high literature rates and unique perspectives from a very highly educated population. Native Americans, Puritans, and Rationalists all had power and a lot of influence in the literature of the time. The two dominant influential groups in the Colonial period were the puritans and rationalists. I found myself able to relate to both groups. I love social progression and the rationalists seemed to put this front and center. I also believe in the some of the supernatural

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