Sources for America’s History: Printed Page 138

COMPARATIVE QUESTIONS

  1. Question

    From what you have read in this chapter, do you think colonists who objected to Parliament’s legislative actions saw themselves as revolutionaries or as conservatives?

  2. Question

    Three of the sources here (Bland’s essay, the declaration of the Stamp Act Congress, and Paine’s Common Sense) all represent the Patriot cause. How do their arguments and tone compare? What differences do you see, and what might account for those differences?

  3. Question

    What seem to be the major issues dividing Patriots and Loyalists? What might these sources reveal as factors determining which side a person chose during the revolutionary struggle?

  4. Question

    To what extent did audience shape the tone, style, and substance of these documents?