Colonists & Revolutionaries

Match the following

• A short, brief statement about life

• Rhetorical Question

• A persuasive tool with an obvious answer

• Aphorism

• Appeal to emotion

• Ethos

• Appeal to ethics or morality

• Logos

• Appeal to logic or reason

• Pathos

Why does William Bradford write Of Plymouth Plantation?

• Attract new colonists

• Gain admiration and love

• Deter new colonists

• Celebrate Thanksgiving

In "Upon the Burning of Our House," Anne Bradstreet realizes

• God hates her.

• family is important.

• spiritual well-being is important.

• material wealth is important.

In the poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband," Anne Bradstreet shows

• the ideal husband.

• her indifference towards her husband.

• her hate for her husband.

• her love for her husband.

In Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, which emotion Jonathan Edwards use to convince his audience to start behaving better?

• Happiness

• Fear

• Hate

• Love

What does Patrick Henry try to convince the other colonists to do in his "Speech to the Virginia Convention"?

• Give him death.

• Argue with England some more.

• Pay their taxes.

• Fight for independence NOW!

Match the following aphorisms with their meanings:

• Bad words have long lasting effects.

• Three may keep a secret if two are dead.

• Honor is fragile & difficult to restore.

• Better slip with the foot than tongue.

• Be kind & respect boundaries.

• Love your neighbor; yet don't pull down your hedge.

• Little problems can be disastrous.

• Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked and never well mended.

• People can't keep secrets.

• A small leak will sink a great ship.

What was the purpose of Ben Franklin's lesson in The Whistle?

• Whistles are expensive.

• Prioritize the values of love & life experiences.

• Play whistles frequently.

• Never pay too much for a whistle.

Thomas Paine writes that England will "bind us [the colonists] in all cases whatsoever" if the colonists lose the war.

Which of the following persuasive appeals is Paine using with this statement?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Rhetorical Question

In The Crisis, No. 1, Thomas Paine is trying to convince colonists to

• quit fighting & surrender.

• create difficulties for themselves.

• negotiate a compromise with England.

• keep fighting through struggles.