Which poet of the period of American Revolution is considered to be the first to explore purely American subjects in his lyrical poems?

Which prolific pamphleteer helped ignite the American Revolution?

What factors prevented the development of national American literature during the late colonial period and the American Revolution?

The political authors, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison, opposing Th. Jefferson on issues of government, promoted

Which of these aphorisms DOES NOT belong to B. Franklin?

What genre has secured long-lasting fame for Benjamin Franklin?

The first Afro-American writer and abolitionist presenting his life and views on slavery in the autobiographical "The Interesting Narrative..." 

What were the key genres of American literature of the Late Colonial period and the American Revolution? 

What work of literature is quoted below?

"THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. ... it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated”

Which essayist was the first to introduce the concept of America as the melting pot and the American as a new national leaving behind his/her European roots?