Historical Context and Words to Know

Historical Context and Words to Know Review

by Ms. Kilba

Multiple Choice

Rhetoric is what?

• candy flavors

• seasoning for turkey

• the art of speaking and writing persuasively

• reading books

​Ethos

​An appeal to trust and credibility.

​Includes the following:

• ​appeals to patriotism

• ​appeals to history

• ​appeals to religion

• ​expert testimony

​Pathos

An appeal to emotion.

​It includes the following:

• ​bandwagon effect

• ​loaded language

• ​glittering generalities

• ​fear tactics

• ​anecdotes

​Logos

​An appeal to logic.

​It includes the following:

• ​facts

• ​statistics

• ​examples from the past

• ​logical lines of reasoning (deductive and inductive reasoning)

Multiple Select

Logos is an appeal to logic. Check all the following that are included in it.

• facts

• statistics

• emotions

• logical lines of reasoning

​Parts of an Idea Chunk

​1. Claim

​--> This is the main idea for your writing.

-->It should include the title and author.

​2. Evidence

​--> Something that is directly taken from the reading.

​--> Usually a direct quote or paraphrased.

​--> It MUST be cited

​3. Explanation

​--> Explain how your evidence connects with your claim (at least 2-3 sentences).

​--> NOT A SUMMARY

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or for a chain of reasoning. 

• Legislative

• Principle

• Dictator

• Seize

Multiple Choice

To take hold of something suddenly and forcibly.

• Hastily

• Principle

• Seize

• Principle

Multiple Choice

A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

• Principle

• Seize

• quarrel

• Dictator

Multiple Choice

Having the power to make laws.

• Legislative

• Opposing

• Hastily

• Dissolved

Multiple Choice

With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly

• Seize

• Dissolved

• Hastily

• Opposing

Multiple Choice

Close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body).

• Opposing

• Hastily

• Dissolved

• Ratification

Multiple Choice

In conflict or competition with a specified or implied subject.

• Quarrel

• Opposing

• Principle

• Mercantilism

Multiple Choice

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms. 

• Mercantilism

• Ratification

• Opposing

• Quarrel

Multiple Choice

The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid. 

• Ratification

• Mercantilism

• Quarrel

• Opposing

Multiple Choice

Belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. 

The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the gained balance of profit, which a government should encourage by means of protection.

• Opposing

• Mercantilism

• Quarrel

• Ratification

Open Ended

What is a naval blockade?

Open Ended

What are the three functions of modern parliament?

Open Ended

What happened at the Boston Massacre in 1770?

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

How many states signed the Articles of Confederation?

• 13

• 45

• 50

• 23

Multiple Select

What were some of the intolerable acts? Check all that are correct.

• Boston Port Act

• Quartering Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Massachusetts Government Act

​Authors of the Declaration

​The authors of the Declaration of Independence include the following people:

​

​Thomas Jefferson

​John Adams

​Benjamin Franklin

​Roger Sherman

​Robert R. Livingston

​The Preamble

• ​Designed to inspire the thirteen colonies to unite for a better future, despite the dangers of breaking away from Britain.

​"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Open Ended

What are the 3 unalienable rights in the preamble of the Declaration of Independence?

​Complaints against the tyranny of King George III

​The declaration of independence lists 27 reasons to justify America's right to separation from England, including:

• ​taxation without agreeing to them or representation

• ​quartering (or housing, feeding, and paying) for British soldiers.

• ​prohibiting trade

• ​restricting trial by jury

• ​burning towns

Multiple Choice

How many charges are listed in the Declaration of Independence against King George?

• 27

• 45

• 50

• 205

Multiple Select

Which of the following are some examples of the charges against King George III? (There are 3 correct)

• Burning towns

• Restricting trial by jury

• Taxation without representation or agreement

• Changing colors of coats

Open Ended

What was the big piece that congress deleted from the original declaration?