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Revolutionary War Literature
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Written by: Patrick Henry
~Virginia House of Burgesses/Virginia Bar of General Court/Continental Congress/Militia Leader/Govenor of Virginia
Written to make a point to the president
"Threes of millions of people aren't armed" He said this to make it worse than it was so the president considered what he said.He said this around the Boston Tea Party which created a lot of havoc, giving him his ideas. Henry was reliable being a political leader and part of the military. -
"Common Sense"
Written by:Thomas Paine
~journalist/Continental Army soldier/author
Written to challenge the authority of the British government and royal monarchy.It was also a strong defense of American independence.
Im sure there was exaggeration, probably to get the point across to the American colony.Written to the North American colony.
It was written a year after the war began, probably giving Paine thoughts.he was reliable being a jounalist which gained information. -
"The Declaration of Independence"
Written by: Thomas Jefferson
~Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom/3rd president of the US/founder of the university of Virginia
Written to seperate the 13 colonies from the British empire.The community hoped for military and financial aid.
Written to the Americans and Continental Congress.
If it was going to be a "law" you can't have exaggerations.It would be almost like lying.Jefferson was reliable he was a political leader. -
"The Crisis"
Written by:Thomas Paine
~journalist/Continental Army soldier/author
Written to support the makings of an independent self governing America.It was written to all American citizens and government people.He was exaggerating when he said
"All the best weapons and artilley had been removed" It was said to make the people think and let them worry.Paine was a political figure and jounalist beong very reliable.