This person wrote The Crisis to help boost the morale of the American people during the tough moments of the Revolutionary War
Who is Thomas Paine
100
In which part of the Declaration does Jefferson set up his CLAIM (his position on the issue or problem)?
What is the preamble
100
How many virtues did Franklin work on to try to achieve the "habitude" of perfection?
What is 13
100
Henry compares British rule over the states to what?
What is slavery
100
What devices asks a question that is not meant to be answered because the answer is obvious or self-evident?
What is a rhetorical question
200
What is the famous first line of The Crisis that points out the difficult situation America is in?
What is "These are the times that try men's souls"
200
In which part of the Declaration does Jefferson list his SUPPORT (or reasons and evidence provided to prove a claim)?
What is the list of grievances?
200
Which virtue die Franklin struggle with the most?
What is Order?
200
Henry was basically calling for what from the states with this speech
What is military preparedness
200
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: - That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is an example of what type of rhetorical device?
What is parallelism
300
What is Paine's call to action in The Crisis
For all Americans to work against British rule even in trying times.
300
When was the Declaration of Independence officially finalized?
What is July 4, 1776
300
Franklin thought working on this virtue first would help clear his head and help him concentrate on other virtues
What is Temperance
300
If the colonies don't take action, what does Henry fear will happen
What is one of the following:
a. be disarmed
b. have a British guard stationed at each house
c. become weaker
300
What is an antithesis?
What is a device in which contrasting ideas are expressed in a grammatically balanced statement
400
The states will need protection from other states if they do what?
What is give up its arms
400
What king of Britain does Jefferson critique directly?
Who is King George III
400
Autobiographies often have SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS. What story does Franklin tell that is the Significant Moment of this autobiography
What is the ax story
400
On what date did Henry deliver this speech
What is March 23, 1775
400
Name the three types of appeals that writers use to support their argument?
What are logical, emotional, and ethical appeals
500
Paine suggests the British are what type of criminal
What is murderers
500
What year was the Declaration first drafted and WHO helped draft it (3 people)?
What is 1774 and Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams
500
Who are Franklin's models for the virtue of Humility?
Who are Jesus and Socrates
500
Henry claims "We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves for the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament."
What rhetorical device does he effectively used here?
What is PARALLELISM
500
Name the four basic things an argument should include to be effective?
What is a claim, support, counterarguments, and a conclusion