This challenge includes works of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & Thomas Jefferson.
These are works, most of which were published in the 18th century, that are discussed in Chapter 2 of "From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature". Chapter 2 has the title "Awakening and Enlightenment" and is within the section "The Literature of British America". BTW, many of these works are readily available online.
This is the 10th instalment of eleven. The instalments are being published in reverse chronological order.