American Revolution DBQ

American Revolution: Assessment 8
Henry starts his case by asking questions regarding the military presence in the colonies. Henry asks, “Can you assign any other possible motive for it?” referring to why British are militarizing in the colonies. Henry fears a war is imminent and uses emotional language to emphasize the importance of the British soldiers. Henry reasons his case by asking rhetorical questions concerning the British occupation. After asking all these questions Henry and his audience soon come to realize the only viable answer to many of the questions is war. Henry knows the colonists must act now for if not now than when.
Henry asks, “Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed at every house?” This powerful message depicts a world the colonists might be moving toward

unless they act now. If the colonist let the British continue to oppress them hasher rules could continue to follow. Henry then asks, “…until our enemies have us bound hand and foot?” using imagery to show how the British oppression will advance if nothing is done. The emotion Henry uses is important to making to colonists band together against the British. The emotion used shows writers have a real passive for the message they are trying to convey, without the emotion the writer cannot connect with the reader.

American Revolution: Assessment 9
Document two’s claims are supported in document one.

Although Document two states “we are all not the same” which is accurate, “we are all equal in the eyes of God.” Document one talks about how God says we are all equal in his eyes and deserve the same rights and respect despite not all being the same. Jefferson’s controversial “men” statement refers to everyone no matter color or gender. Document two talks about how the “Declaration of independence has gown with time.” Today It has evolved the more clearly state what it has always been built upon, freedom and equality.
It is not fair to use one primary source to challenge a secondary source. A primary source is the opinion of one present person who has objectivity and biased. When comparing sources and studying an event it is important to look and cross reference many sources for the most accurate records available. Primary sources are often the most trustworthy sources but also are the most biased because the event effected the writer personally. A broad generalization can be helpful when referring to multiple primary sources but not when only using

one.