Monday, November 24, 2014

Revolutionary War Test - Part 1

Find 5 quotes from the readings (use a separate reading for each quote) we have covered during this time period. Write the quote and give the source. For each quote, write a substantial paragraph explicating the significance of the quotation. You may include a definition of the quote, but you must go beyond this to receive full points (only thorough and insightful explications will earn full credit). Discuss the context in which the quote is given, what role the quote played in the Revolution, how the quote relates to larger ideas or themes, and how it applies today. Feel free to include ideas from comparable or related texts or any other examples/information that will help you flesh out the quote.

Choose from the following readings:
The Crisis by Thomas Paine
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
"Give Me Liberty" Speech by Patrick Henry
Caeser-Brutus Speech by Patrick Henry
Declaration of Independence
Cato by Joseph Addison
Satirical Resolves of the "TRUE Sons of Liberty"
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
What is an American?  by Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur
Benjamin Franklin's Stamp Act Crisis

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