10/15 Warm-Up:America the Story of Us Quiz

• 1. Who did John Rolfe marry?• 2. According to the film, what crop was

“America founded on?”• 3. How did the new American colonists compare

physically to those they had left behind in Europe? (height, weight)

• 4. How much was the tea that was dumped into the Boston Harbor worth?

• 5. How did the film say that the Boston Massacre began?

Common Sense, Thomas Paine, and Propaganda

Propaganda:

• Any information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.. (dictionary.com)

What examples of propaganda do you see around you today?

• It all started with “Common Sense,” the writing that sparked a revolution.

• Best selling work by an American author up to that point. (only the Bible was read by more people)

• George Washington ordered this pamphlet distributed to his troops.

Paine’s Arguments Against British Rule

• An Island cannot rule a continent• America was not simply “British,” it was

composed of people from all over Europe• Britain would drag America into European

wars• The distance between America and

England made governing difficult• Britain ruled America for ITS benefit, not

the benefit of the colonies.

“The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th” by Paul Revere

Propaganda Activity1. You will be creating a propaganda advertisement for or against

the Revolution as a Loyalist or as a Patriot (as assigned)2. You will need to argue for or against one of Thomas Paine’s

reasons in “Common Sense.” To receive full credit Mrs. Camarillo must be able to tell which argument you are referring to.

3. You must use color, but your ad can include words and/or pictures.

4. Due TODAY at the end of the period.Thomas Paine’s Reasons:

An Island cannot rule a continent• America was not simply “British,” it was composed of people from all

over Europe• Britain would drag America into European wars• The distance between America and England made governing difficult

• Britain ruled America for ITS benefit, not the benefit of the colonies.

• Photographs courtesy of Library of Congress:

• http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/i?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3b52022))