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18th Century America

In Europe, the 18th century was about Progress. Technological advances were only one aspect of that progress, the most important elements being intellectual and spiritual. The Age of Enlightenment was at its peak, and philosophers envisioned a future time when the knowledge, virtue and diligence of Mankind would usher in a golden era of educated populations working together for self-actualization and evolutionary development.

It's easy to think the American Colonies, and later the fledgling United States of America, were different, that the distance of oceans removed them from the influence of secular humanism. In fact, the Founding Fathers were thoroughly sons of the Enlightenment, and it was their commitment to the same kind of Progress espoused by men like Hegel and Voltaire that led them to break with England.

Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin were probably the most outspoken defenders of Enlightenment idealism, but there were plenty of others. There were also plenty of Christians, men whom today's Enlightenment heirs would prefer we forgot, but the fact remains that the American political experiment was largely undertaken with the goal of reshaping government to advance the people further on the path toward perfection.

Essentially, the primary tenets of the Enlightenment were that man can know all there is to know, that through education all men can acquire enough knowledge to become virtuous and productive, and that together we can all make the world a better place. It's basically a mirror-image of the Christian doctrine of history: that man is helpless, that only God knows everything, and that history is moving along the path God set for it to fulfill His ultimate ends and glorify Himself through Jesus Christ.

As in any era, God raised men to proclaim the latter truth despite the humanism engulfing so much of Western society. The wisdom of God is foolishness to those who are perishing (as He says in His Word), and many rejected the calls to repentance, but there were plenty who accepted and turned to Christ, enough to start a revival called the Great Awakening.

Men like George Whitefield, John Wesley and Jonathan Edwards preached the Gospel in direct opposition to the wisdom of this world that was spreading so quickly and thoroughly. Even today, their sermons are remembered and read, and even today men and women are converted through their doctrinally sound and spiritually edifying writings.

In the end, the tension between Christianity and Enlightenment rationalism that swept the newly settled North American continent was indicative of the same battle that has raged ever since Adam declared war on God by eating the forbidden fruit. For Christians, the most important event in 18th century America was the Great Awakening, not the American War for Independence. It's essential when studying the period that we keep this in perspective, appreciating the good things the Revolution and its advocates accomplished while measuring everything against the truth of Scripture.

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Abigail Adams Package (FACE)
by Rosalie J. Slater, Evelyn Witter
from Foundation for American Christian Education
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$19.20 (1 in stock)
Adventures of Munford: The American Revolution
by Jamie Aramini
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American History for Young Students I
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American History Stories Volume 2
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American Milestones: The U. S. Constitution (September 17, 1787)
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American Revolution for Kids
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And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
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by Susan Olasky
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by Scott Ingram
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Ben and Me
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Ben Franklin
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by Estelle Friedman, illustrated by James Caraway
from G.P. Putnam's Sons
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Makers of America
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
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Leaders of the American Revolution
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from Chelsea House Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
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$7.20 (1 in stock)
Betsy Ross: Designer of our Flag
Childhood of Famous Americans
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from Aladdin Paperbacks
Biography for 3rd-6th grade
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Bill of Rights
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Colonial America
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from Scholastic Inc.
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
Colonial America Cooperative Learning Activities
from Scholastic Inc.
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$1.60 (1 in stock)
Colonial America: An Interactive History Adventure
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by Allison Lassieur
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by Wil Mara
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Colonial Places
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Colonial Times 1600-1700
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$0.80 (2 in stock)
Colonial Town: Williamsburg
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Concise Illustrated History of the American Revolution
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1955 Newbery Honor Book
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Crossing
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$2.40 (2 in stock)
Crossing the Delaware
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from Scholastic Inc.
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
Cultural History of Women in America: Finding an Identity
A Cultural History of Women in America: Volume 1
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from Chelsea House Publishing
Women's History for 3rd-8th grade
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$6.40 (1 in stock)
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by Paul Erickson
from Clarion Books
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$8.50 (1 in stock)
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by George Edward Stanley
from Sterling Publishing Co.
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of Independence
Documenting U.S. History
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$3.60 (1 in stock)
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History of the World
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Declaration of Independence in Translation
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$2.80 (1 in stock)
Famous Figures of the American Revolution
from Figures in Motion
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$9.60 (2 in stock)
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My American Journey
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from Multnomah Books
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$1.60 (1 in stock)
From Colonies to Country with George Washington - Set
from Unknown Publisher
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
George Washington
by James Giblin & Michael Dooling
from Scholastic Inc.
Biography for 2nd-5th grade
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$2.80 (1 in stock)
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by Augusta Stevenson
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$5.94 $3.20 (1 in stock)
George Washington You Never Knew
by James Lincoln Collier
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
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$3.20 (1 in stock)
George Washington's Breakfast
by Jean Fritz
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Biography for 1st-4th grade
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George Washington's Breakfast
by Jean Fritz
from Scholastic Inc.
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
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by Shelley Swanson Sateren, consultant Melodie Andrews
from Blue Earth Books
for 2nd-5th grade
in Everyday Life in History (Location: HISV-EVERY)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Grand Papa and Ellen Aroon
by F. N. Monjo, illustrated by Richard Cuffari
1st edition from Holt, Rinehart and Winston
for 3rd-7th grade
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself!
by Kris Bordessa
from Nomad Press
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in Colonial America (1690-1765) (Location: HISA-17COL)
$6.40 (1 in stock)
Gristmill
Historic Communities
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from Crabtree Publishing
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$1.60 (1 in stock)
Home Crafts (Historic Communities)
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from Crabtree Publishing
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$1.60 (1 in stock)
How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
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from HarperCollins
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$5.00 (2 in stock)
How Our Nation Began
Christian Social History Series
by Don Sharkey, Sister Margaret, and Rt. Rev. Msgr. Philip J. Furlong
from W. H. Sadlier
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$7.20 (1 in stock)
How Our Nation was Born: The American Revolution
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$3.50 (1 in stock)
If You Grew Up With George Washington
If You Were There
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from Scholastic Inc.
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$2.80 (1 in stock)
If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution
If You Were There
by Kay Moore
from Scholastic Inc.
Non-Fiction for 2nd-5th grade
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$3.20 (1 in stock)
If You Were a Kid in the Thirteen Colonies
by Wil Mara, illustrated by Lluis Farre
from Scholastic Inc.
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If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution
If You Were There
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Non-Fiction for 2nd-5th grade
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$6.79 $3.20 (4 in stock)
Jamestown
Adventures in Colonial America
by James Knight
from Beautiful Feet Books
Non-fiction for Kindergarten-3rd grade
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$6.95 $4.00 (2 in stock)
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Weekly Reader Heroes of the Revolution
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from Children's Press
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$1.60 (1 in stock)
John Hancock
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$2.40 (1 in stock)
John, Paul, George & Ben
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1st edition from Hyperion/Madison Press
for Preschool-3rd grade
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$7.20 (1 in stock)
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from Yearling
Historical Fiction/Adventure for 3rd-10th grade
1944 Newbery Medal winner
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$4.50 (2 in stock)
Joke's on George
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$3.20 (1 in stock)
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$9.60 (1 in stock)
Liberty!
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from Random House
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$7.64 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Life in Colonial America - Coloring Book
Dover Coloring Books
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from Dover Publications
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$5.09 $2.40 (1 in stock)
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
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Biography for 3rd-8th grade
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Mary Geddy's Day
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$2.40 (1 in stock)
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Building America
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from Mitchell Lane Publishers
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
Matchlock Gun
by Walter Edmonds
from PaperStar Books
Historical Fiction for 2nd-4th grade
1942 Newbery Medal winner
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$7.64 $3.60 (3 in stock)
May Day for Samoset
by Wilma Pitchford Hays
from Coward McCann
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$20.00 (1 in stock)
Meet George Washington
Second Series Landmark / Step Up reprints
by Joan Heilbroner
from Random House
Biography for 3rd-6th grade
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$5.94 $2.40 (2 in stock)
Meet George Washington
Step Up Books
by Joan Heilbroner
from Random House
Biography for 1st-4th grade
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by Marvin Barrett
from Random House
Biography for 3rd-6th grade
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Meet Thomas Jefferson
by Marvin Barrett
from Random House
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$1.20 (3 in stock)
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
by Henry W. Longfellow, illustrated by Jeffrey Thompson
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$1.60 (1 in stock)
More Perfect Union
The American Story Series
by Betsy & Giulio Maestro
from HarperCollins
Historical Reference for 2nd-6th grade
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$10.19 $4.40 (1 in stock)
Mr. Revere and I
by Robert Lawson
from Little, Brown & Company
Humor/historical fiction for 2nd-5th grade
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Nathan Hale
Hidden History: Spies
by Aaron Derr, Illustrated by Tami Wicinas
from Red Chair Press
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$3.20 (1 in stock)
New Americans
The American Story Series
by Betsy & Giulio Maestro
from HarperCollins
for 3rd-7th grade
in Colonial America (1690-1765) (Location: HISA-17COL)
$10.19 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Patrick Henry
The Founding Fathers
by Stuart A. Kallen
from ABDO Publishing Co.
for 2nd-5th grade
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$3.60 (1 in stock)
Paul Revere
First Biographies
by Jan Gleiter and Kathleen Thompson, Illustrated by Francis Balistreri
from Steck-Vaughn Company
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$6.40 (1 in stock)
Paul Revere's Ride
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated by Ted Rand
from Dutton Children's Books
for 2nd-6th grade
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
Phoebe and the General
by Judith Berry Griffin
from Weekly Reader
Historical Fiction for 3rd-6th grade
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$3.20 (1 in stock)
Phoebe the Spy
by Judith Berry Griffin
from Puffin Books
Historical Fiction for 3rd-6th grade
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$6.79 $3.60 (2 in stock)
Picture Book of George Washington
by David A. Adler
1st edition from Holiday House
for Preschool-3rd grade
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Picture Book of John Hancock
by David A. Adler, Michael S. Adler
from Holiday House
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
Pirate's Promise
by Clyde Robert Bulla, illustrated by Peter Burchard
from HarperTrophy
for 1st-3rd grade
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
Primary Source History of the American Revolution
Fact Finders
by Sarah Powers Webb
from Capstone Press
for 3rd-5th grade
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$3.20 (1 in stock)
Printers
Colonial American Craftsmen
by Leonard Everett Fisher
from Franklin Watts
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Revolutionary John Adams
by Cheryl Harness
Reprint from National Geographic
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$7.95 $5.50 (1 in stock)
Sailing to America
Adventures in Colonial America
by James Knight, illustrated by George Guzzi
from Troll Associates
Non-fiction for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Colonial America (1690-1765) (Location: HISA-17COL)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Sam the Minuteman
An I Can Read Book Level 3
by Nathaniel Benchley & Arnold Lobel
from HarperCollins
Historical Fiction for 2nd-4th grade
in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Secrets of the American Revolution
by Tyler Omoth
from Capstone Press
for 1st-4th grade
in American Revolution (1765-1783) (Location: HISA-18REV)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution!
by Jean Fritz
from PaperStar Books
Historical Fiction for 2nd-4th grade
in New Nation (1783-1801) (Location: HISA-18NN)
$8.49 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Siege!
by Wilma Pitchford Hays, illustrated by Peter Cox
from Coward McCann
for 3rd-6th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Sophia's War
by Avi
from Beach Lane Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$7.64 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Spy!
by Anna Myers
from Walker and Company
for 3rd-6th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
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