Overview
Prompt:
This Prompt has three parts:
1) Imagine you are an American patriot. In the tradition of Thomas Paine's Common Sense, argue why it has become necessary to part from the mother country of England.
2) Imagine you are a land owner in colonial America who is loyal to England. Offer reasons why you believe the patriot cause is treasonous.
3) In your opinion, was the American patriot cause truly “revolutionary”? Why or why not?
What to do:
After reading chapters 5 in Corbett and chapters 4 in Zinn, read through the primary and secondary source material and view the videos posted below, then post a response to the prompt indicated above.
Primary Source Readings:
Common Sense by Tom Paine (excerpts)Download Common Sense by Tom Paine (excerpts)Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader
A Loyalists Rebuttal to Common SenseDownload A Loyalists Rebuttal to Common SenseOpen this document with ReadSpeaker docReader
Praise for Common Sense in American Newspapers (Links to an external site.)Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader
Secondary Source Readings:
Corbett, chapter 5 - Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests
Zinn, chapter 4 - Tyranny is Tyranny (Links to an external site.)
Videos:
A Biography of America 4 - The coming of Independence (Links to an external site.)
Crash Course: The American Revolution (Links to an external site.)
How to Post your assignment:
Your response should be at least three paragraphs in length (the more substantive paragraphs you write, the better). https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinntyr4.... https://www.learner.org/series/a-biography-of-amer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eytc9ZaNWyc NEED REFERENCE !!!!!