This author said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
A persuasive appeal to a speaker's credibility
Ethos
This is the year the revolution began:
1776
How many virtues did Benjamin Franklin have?
13
This author included The Declaration in his autobiography.
Thomas Jefferson
Personification
All lawyers will cheat you for every penny you're worth.
Hasty Generalization
Paul Revere used this as a signal of an incoming British invasion.
Lanterns
What was the central idea of the Declaration of Independence?
That the colonies were seeking freedom and protecting their inalienable rights
List two accomplishments achieved by Benjamin Franklin.
Inventing the Bifocals, harnessing electricity, founding UPenn, etc.
A theory by Aristotle that looks at how speaker, audience, and message interact.
Rhetorical Triangle
"I am not guilty of tax evasion. And even if I was, I am a strong supporter of national defense and that is what really matters."
Red Herring
America was THIS kind of society at the time of the Revolution:
Agrarian
Why was slavery omitted from the Declaration?
Two southern states wanted to keep using slaves; the colonies could not agree slavery
This founding father claimed to oppose slavery, but owned slaves while fathering a child with one.
Thomas Jefferson
This is the name of the religious theory that challenged Puritanism and was practiced by most founding fathers:
Deism
Appeal to False Authority
This was the name of the taxation legislation that prompted the Boston Tea Party and other protests against taxation.
The Stamp Act
What is the purpose of "Speech to the Virginia Convention?"
To convince delegates to fight in the Revolution
Authored The Crisis, no. 1
Thomas Paine
What literary device is this an example of:
Whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them?” -The Crisis, No. 1
Paralellism (Repeating structures)
"I don't understand why she’s so upset. After all, it's not like I ate her chocolate cake."
Non-Sequitur
List the two terms that were used to describe those who were loyal to the King of England.
Thieves