Transcript Common Sense, Thomas Paine, and Propaganda

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 Activity
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4.
You will be creating a propaganda advertisement for or
against the Revolution as a Loyalist or as a Patriot (as
assigned)
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.
You must use color, but your ad can include words and/or
pictures.
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/cgibin/query/i?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+
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