1. Letters

2. Private vs. Public
 Private Letters:
spontaneous, conversational, intended for one
person
 Public Letters: intended for
a wide audience
 Also called epistles

3. Fact vs. Opinion
 Fact: something that can be proved
 Opinion: a personal belief- can be supported but
not proved
“I think…” “It seems…” “ought”

4. Abigail Smith Adams
 1744-1818
 Wife of John Adams (2nd US President)
 Mother of John Quincy Adams (6th US President)
 Influential: women’s rights,
opposed slavery
 No formal schooling  fought for
women to have the same
education as a man

5. Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crècevoeur
 1735-1813
 French aristocrat
 Canada  French army
 American colonies  land
surveyor, Indian trader
 New York  got married,
began writing

6. Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crècevoeur
 1780: London  published
Letters From an American
Farmer, famous
 1783: America  farm
burned, wife killed, children
in foster homes
 1789: Paris  continued to
write about America but
others lost interest because of
Napoleonic Wars