What is The Autobiography or Poor Richard's Almanack? (there are others that we have not read...)
100
famous African American poet who wrote while enslaved
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
200
tyranny, usurpation, evils, despotism, train of abuses, repeated injuries, etc. are examples
What are charged words?
200
main methods of persuasion used by Paine
What is logical and emotional appeals?
200
the main purpose of Henry's Liberty or Death speech
What is to form an army to fight against Britain?
200
statement that expresses wisdom or life philosophy
What is an aphorism?
200
message intended to change a philosophy or point of view
What is propaganda?
300
our rights are derived from this
Who is God or a Creator?
300
opening line to the crisis
What is "these are the times that try men's souls"?
300
"They tell us sir, that we are weak--unable to cope with so formidable an adversary" is an example
What is restatement?
300
Ben Franklin's method for achieving moral perfection
What is living by precepts, aphorisms, and/or schedules?
300
"he has refused...," "he has forbidden...," "he has dissolved..." are examples of this
What is parallel structure?
400
purpose of government.
What is protection of unalienable rights?
400
comparisons Paine uses to demonstrate that the monarchy is a poor system of government in Common Sense
What is male and female or good and evil?
400
major comparison/analogy Henry makes in this speech
What is comparing being colonized by Britain to slavery?
400
a possible purpose for Franklin's Autobiography
Acceptable Answers:
What is - to help define an American, to keep record of his life, - to leave something for his children
400
the emotion attached to a word's meaning that provides a different definition
What is connotation?
500
parallel structure is used primarily in this section of the document
What is the list of grievances?
500
aphorism affirming that the struggle is so difficult because the rewards will be so great - specific quotation from beginning of The Crisis
What is "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem to lightly"?
500
answer to the following rhetorical question: "Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?" - Be specific, more than just yes or no.
What is no? - The colonists appear to be weak by continuing to believe what the King is telling them.
500
three of Ben Franklin's precepts - there were 13...
What is: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, humility.... ?
500
author of "'tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."