Read the passage. In his pamphlet Common Sense, published in January, 1776, Thomas Paine used the everyday language of the colon
ists to express his feelings about Great Britain. excerpt from Common Sense by Thomas Paine Arms, as the last resource, decide the contest; the appeal was the choice of the king, and the continent hath accepted the challenge…Every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual. Our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning—and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of Europe absolute… Wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for God’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child. Drag the central argument Paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. Argument Claims
Paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.
Argument: "Every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."
Claim 1: "Our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of Europe absolute."
Claim 2: "Wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for God’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."
Argument: "It's time to wage a war against Britain to secure American freedom."
Claims: "America has tried every peaceful method available for seperating from England" & "The Americans' petitions to the king have been turned away by him."
