1. T.Y.K.

2. Generating Public Support
How was the American Revolution Created?

3. Journal Entry
Think of an issue: How would you generate public support to entice people to join a cause? (winning people’s hearts and minds)

4. Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine

5. 5 March 1770

10. The Bloody Massacre
How does Paul Revere use propaganda to generate anger toward the British soldiers in the American colonies?

13. Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death
What techniques does Patrick Henry use to try and convince his audience that the colonies should separate from England?

15. Making Sense of Common Sense by Thomas Paine

16. How did Common Sense help generate public support for the idea that the colonies should separate from England?

17. A Mercantilism does not benefit the colonies
“I have heard it said, that America has flourished under her connection to England – the same connection is necessary towards its future happiness. Nothing can be more false than this kind of argument.”
Mercantilism does not benefit the colonies

18. B
“We have had the protection of England – she did not protect us from our enemies, but from her enemies – without England we would be at peace with France and Spain.”
Our connection w/ England has brought us into war with other countries

19. C Monarchy/king is a poor form of government Law should rule not kings
“England is the parent country. Then the more shame upon her conduct. Even brutes do not make war upon their families – in a free country the law ought to be king and there ought to be no other”
Monarchy/king is a poor form of government
Law should rule not kings

20. D A peaceful solution cannot be reached
“Nothing but independence can keep peace – a government of our own is our natural right – the last cord has been broken – there are injuries which we cannot forgive”
A peaceful solution cannot be reached

21. E
“There is something absurd in supposing a continent to be governed by an island.”
It’s dumb to be governed by a small island 3,000 miles away

22. “We have it in our power to begin the world over again…the birthday of a new world is at hand.”

23. L. W. T. E.
Create an outline for an essay that answers the following question:
How does Paul Revere’s Bloody Massacre picture, Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech, and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense generate support for the idea of an American Revolution?

24. Create a thesis statement
What will you prove?
Take the question and turn it into a statement
Paul Revere’s picture of the Bloody Massacre , Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech, and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense generated support for the idea of an American Revolution.

25. Write a topic sentence for each paragraph (there will be 3)
1. The topic sentence will explain what the paragraph is about. 2. Make a list of the supporting facts/evidence

26. Model (note there may be more than 3 supporting facts)
Thesis Statement: 1st Topic Sentence: on the Bloody Massacre * list evidence from the picture that would generate * support for the colonies separating from England * 2nd Topic Sentence: on Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death * list evidence from the speech that would generate 3rd Topic Sentence: on Common Sense * list evidence from the pamphlet that would generate *support for the colonies separating from England