American Crisis

1. Who do you think Paine's intended Audience was?

2. What do you think Paine means when he says the “Summer soldier and the sunshine patriot” (look at the lines that follow to help you understand)?

3. Paine says Britain uses an army to enforce her tyranny” using the following sentences , explain what you think a tyranny is and why Britain is a Tyranny according to Paine.

4. What are some words that Paine wrote in all caps? Why do you think he did that?

5. A metaphor is a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else (example: She is an angel). What is at least one metaphor Paine uses to persuade his readers to support the revolutionary war?

6. What does Paine mean when he writes “what we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly”?

7. 7. George Washington had the American Crisis read aloud to his troops during battle. Why do you think he did that? Use text evidence to support your answer.