The document provides background information on founding fathers literature during the American Revolutionary War period from 1770s. It discusses how the literature reflected the turmoil of the time as colonists went to war with Britain. It summarizes the key events that led to the revolution, including Britain imposing taxes through acts like the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts to raise money after fighting costly wars, and the colonists' increasing political organization and resistance to British rule through groups and the First Continental Congress.