Question

Matching

Answer 1

A) William Bradford 1) I wrote an account of my voyage across the sea The Mayflower.
b) Captain John Smith  (this one is missing as there are only five options).
c)Anne Bradstreet 3) my writing style includes rhyming couplets.
d) Olaudah Equiano 5) my account of the middle passage created a new genre of narratives.
e) Thomas Paine 2) my persuasive writing opposed reconciliation with Great Britain.
f) Thomas Jefferson 4) in 776 when others were hesitant I drafted the grievances of the colonies.

Answer 2

Let's line it up by the question numbers and add some detail:

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.]