I’m trying to learn for my Humanities class and I’m stuck. Can you help?
Chapters 5&6 of:
Locke, J. L., and Wright, B., Editors, The American Yawp, 2019, Stanford University Press Edition
Read Chapters 5 & 6, and Thomas Paine Calls for American Independence, 1776″>Thomas Paine Calls for American Independence, 1776 and the Declaration of Independence, 1776 under VIII in the Primary Sources at the end of Chapter 5. You may also use Chapter 5 as background material on Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
- Compare the backgrounds of Jefferson and Paine; did Paine have an advantage or disadvantage by not being born in the colonies? Explain.
- Examine the language used in both documents; who is the audience for each writer?
- Why does Jefferson not discuss slavery in the Declaration?
- What did Paine and Jefferson say about the monarchy in their respective documents?
- Why does Jefferson focus more on the king than parliament?
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