Plymouth Oration
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Plymouth Oration is a famous 1820 speech by American statesman Daniel Webster commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth and reflecting on the principles of liberty and national identity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plymouth Oration canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Plymouth Oration Context triple: [Daniel Webster, notableWork, Plymouth Oration]
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Target entity: Plymouth Oration Target entity description: Plymouth Oration is a famous 1820 speech by American statesman Daniel Webster commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth and reflecting on the principles of liberty and national identity.
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A.
Harveian Oration at the Royal College of Physicians
The Harveian Oration at the Royal College of Physicians is an annual prestigious lecture established in the 17th century to honor William Harvey and promote advances in medical science.
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B.
Throne Speech of 1901
The Throne Speech of 1901 was the Dutch monarch’s formal address to parliament that, among other matters, introduced the new colonial reform agenda later known as the Dutch Ethical Policy.
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C.
Fors Clavigera
Fors Clavigera is a series of letters written by John Ruskin to the British working class, addressing social, economic, and moral issues of Victorian society.
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D.
The American Scholar
The American Scholar is a landmark 1837 address-turned-essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that helped define American intellectual independence and the philosophy of Transcendentalism.
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E.
Areopagitica
Areopagitica is a 1644 prose work by John Milton that passionately argues against censorship and in favor of freedom of the press.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative oration
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historical speech ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American nationalism
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Pilgrims ⓘ
surface form:
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| author | Daniel Webster ⓘ |
| commemorates |
200th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth
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Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth in 1620 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1820 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
American history textbooks
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biographies of Daniel Webster ⓘ |
| genre |
patriotic speech
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political oration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of the Pilgrims’ motives and character
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meditations on American national destiny ⓘ reflections on the principles of civil and religious liberty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1820 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American patriotic rhetoric
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subsequent commemorative orations in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American history
ⓘ
Pilgrims ⓘ liberty ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of American national identity
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eloquent defense of liberty ⓘ role in establishing Daniel Webster’s national reputation as an orator ⓘ |
| partOf | American oratorical canon ⓘ |
| significantEvent | bicentennial celebration of the Pilgrims’ landing ⓘ |
| speaker | Daniel Webster ⓘ |
| theme |
constitutional liberty
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historical memory ⓘ moral character of the nation ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
colonial America
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founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| year | 1820 ⓘ |
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Subject: Plymouth Oration Description of subject: Plymouth Oration is a famous 1820 speech by American statesman Daniel Webster commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth and reflecting on the principles of liberty and national identity.
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