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I found that in Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” pamphlet, the language he used as well as the way he wrote it were two of the many main factors that made his testimony so compelling. Being quite an intellectual for his time, it was interesting to see how in “Common Sense” he used such plain language- so as to reach out to the many commoners of America that were soon to be involved in this war against Great Britain. I also found it noteworthy to point out how open Paine was about claiming independence for his country. His confidence obviously flowed immensely over to the populace, thus making “Common Sense” one of the greatest documents of its time, as well as making the Revolutionary War worth fighting for. | I found that in Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” pamphlet, the language he used as well as the way he wrote it were two of the many main factors that made his testimony so compelling. Being quite an intellectual for his time, it was interesting to see how in “Common Sense” he used such plain language- so as to reach out to the many commoners of America that were soon to be involved in this war against Great Britain. I also found it noteworthy to point out how open Paine was about claiming independence for his country. His confidence obviously flowed immensely over to the populace, thus making “Common Sense” one of the greatest documents of its time, as well as making the Revolutionary War worth fighting for. | ||
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| + | In my opinion, The Letters of John and Abigail Adams serve has fantastic primary sources. They indirectly provide information about the Revolutionary War that they are both living, as well as their thoughts about everything from Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense,” to details about the war from both perspectives (an outsider- Abigail, and an insider- John). I also found it interesting how in touch Abigail seemed to be, especially with issues such as women’s rights. She made this very apparent in her letters to John, and the famous quote “remember the ladies…” seems to have carried on quite a long way since then. Was she one of the first women that we know of to feel this way about their rights? Did she actually speak out about it, or did she only articulate her feelings to John? ~Megan Tisdelle~ | ||
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In Joseph Plumb Martin's "memoir 1830", I noticed he had alot of pride for a young man in America. He felt that he knew enough about what he stood for to fight "the mother land" as they called Britain. Were farmers a good source of politcal stance and information, since that is where he received his information and chose to call himself a patriot. Lauren Hicks | In Joseph Plumb Martin's "memoir 1830", I noticed he had alot of pride for a young man in America. He felt that he knew enough about what he stood for to fight "the mother land" as they called Britain. Were farmers a good source of politcal stance and information, since that is where he received his information and chose to call himself a patriot. Lauren Hicks | ||
