Patrick Henry
In what colony (state) was Patrick Henry speaking?
What is Virginia?
On what date in 1776 was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress?
What is July 4th?
Established in 1607, Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement located in this modern-day U.S. state.
What is Virginia?
The setting of this short story was during this war.
What is the Civil War?
This rhetorical appeal relies on establishing the speaker's credibility, authority, or moral character.
What is Ethos?
The primary call to action in Henry’s speech is for the Virginia colony to do this.
What is arm the militia (or go to war with Britain)?
This primary author of the Declaration utilized powerful rhetoric to justify the colonies' separation from Great Britain.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The word "Croatoan" was carved into a tree near the abandoned colony. What does that word signify?
The army the main character was sympathetic to in the story.
What is the Confederate Army (or the South/Rebels)?
A speaker who shares a tragic personal story to evoke pity from the audience is heavily using this rhetorical appeal.
What is Pathos?
Henry states, "I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided," referring to this concept that helps him judge the future.
What is experience?
The lengthy list of 27 grievances directed at King George III acts as evidence, relying heavily on this rhetorical appeal to logic.
What is Logos?
Pioneered by John Rolfe, the cultivation of this cash crop essentially saved the Jamestown colony from complete financial ruin.
What is tobacco?
This rhetorical device involves making a brief, indirect reference to a well-known historical event, myth, or piece of literature.
What is "allusion"?
Henry warns that British fleets and armies are being sent to the colonies to bind them in these physical objects, which he claims the British ministry has been busy forging.
What are chains?
To appease the Southern colonies and maintain unity, the Continental Congress forced Jefferson to remove a grievance condemning this practice.
What is slavery (or the transatlantic slave trade)?
The present day state that the lost colony was founded.
What is North Carolina?
This short story was adapted into an episode of this famous TV series.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is The Twilight Zone?
A speaker uses this device when they ask a question to make a point or provoke thought, rather than to get an actual answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
This famous, ultimate ultimatum is the concluding sentence of Patrick Henry's fiery speech.
What is "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?
What three inalienable rights are famously described in the Preamble?
DAILY DOUBLE
What are "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?
While Jamestown survived, this 1587 settlement famously disappeared without a trace, earning the title of the "Lost Colony."
What is Roanoke?
He wrote the story "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge.
Who is Ambrose Bierce?
This is an appeal to logic in the rhetorical situation.
What is "logos"?