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2. According to this quote, what was the American Revolution?
"The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the hearts and minds of the people... This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people, was the real American Revolution." - John Adams, 1818
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3. What can you INFER about the viewpoints of many Americans at this time?
“The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!”  ― Patrick Henry
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4. What do you think the underlined words mean?
“There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses. And he can double the reward on my head!”  ― John Hancock
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5. Do you agree with this quote
Do you agree with this quote? If you were alive at this time, would you have been a loyalist or a patriot?
"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" -- Patrick Henry
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6. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined phrase:
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their county; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” ― Thomas Paine
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7. This quote is from The Crisis
This quote is from The Crisis. Why do you think this pamphlet was written?
“…we have this consolation with us, the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.” – Thomas Paine
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8. To whom do you think Thomas Paine is writing
To whom do you think Thomas Paine is writing? Who is his intended audience?
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”  ― Thomas Paine
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9. Do you agree with this quote? Is liberty more important than safety?
"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Ben Franklin, 1759
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