Question

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Answer 1

1. I wrote an account of my voyage across the sea The Mayflower --- William Bradford

2. my persuasive writing opposed reconciliation with Great Britain -- Thomas Paine

3. my writing system includes rhyming couplets -- Anne Bradstreet

4. In 1776 when others were hesitant, I drafted the grievances of the colonies -- Thomas Jefferson

5. My account of the middle passage created a new genre of narratives -- Olaudah Equiano

Answer 2

Let me add just a bit of detail along with those answers.

1. I wrote an account of my voyage across the sea on the Mayflower   
A. William Bradford  (He became governor of the Plymouth Colony, and also wrote a detailed account of that colony, titled, Of Plymouth Plantation.)

2. My persuasive writing opposed reconciliation with Great Britain   
E. Thomas Paine  (Common Sense was his hugely influential pamphlet.)

3. My writing style includes rhyming couplets   
C. Anne Bradstreet   (She was the first writer in the North American colonies to be published.)

4. In 1776, when others were hesitant, I drafted the grievances of the colonies   
F. Thomas Jefferson   (The Declaration of Independance included grievances against the King of England.)

5. My account of the middle passage created a new genre of narratives   
D. Olaudah Equiano   (His memoirs were published in 1789 with the title, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African.)


[Captain John Smith is a decoy answer that is not used for any of the questions.]