The colonial period in America, involving the Revolutionary period, is defined by certain principles and or characteristics that were seen through the literary works that had become prevalent throughout this time. For example, The Declaration of Independence that formally cut the ties between the American colonies and England was caused by Enlightenment thinking. Furthermore, the philosophy of John Locke was also evidently seen in the work of the Founding Fathers’ and in influential religious works from Britain. The Enlightenment held many ideas that challenged the way colonists felt about various subjects that had remained unchanged for centuries. Examples of such ideals were expressed in Thomas Paine’s work titled Crisis, within this