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5 factors- Rationalism

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knowledge, intellect, reason, tradition, self discipline

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What generation is in Virginia

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4th and 5th

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3 links between eras

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  1. Rise of Education
  2. Decline of Puritans
  3. Rise of Rationalism
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Kinds of literature

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Speeches, broadsides, almanacs, newspapers and magazines

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Autobiography is writen by

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Ben Franklin

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All people can improve with ______ and _______ ________

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Discipline; Rational thinking

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List at least 5 virtues of MORAL PERFECTION

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Temperance; Silence; Order; Resolution; Frugality; Industry; Sincerity; Justice; Moderation; cleanliness; tranquility; chastity; humility;

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How was Autobiography-Moral Perfection arranged

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Each one helps the next one. One per week

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What was the process Moral Perf

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Charts

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result #1 of Moral Perfection Practice

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  1. More faults than expected
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Result #2 of Moral Perfection

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  1. Order cost most trouble
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Result #3 of Moral Perfection

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  1. We should all have faults
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Result #4 Moral Perfection

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  1. Better happier person
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Themes of Moral Perfection

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Analyzing behavior leads to personal growth
Nature vs. Nurture
Benefits or Problems of beign a planner vs. event driven

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Speech at Virginia Convention- 5 reasons why we should fight #1

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Otherwise we’ll be slaves

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Speech at Virginia Convention- 5 reasons why we should fight #2

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We can’t shut our eyes to the painful truth

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Speech at Virginia Convention- 5 reasons why we should fight #3

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No hope given the past 10 years

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Speech at Virginia Convention- 5 reasons why we should fight #4

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Force us into submission

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Speech at Virginia Convention- 5 reasons why we should fight #5

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We’ve tried peaceful actions

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Main THESIS of speech @ Virginia Convention

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WE MUST FIGHT

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Why we should fight now #1

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When will we be stronger

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Why we should fight now #2

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We act not alone

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Why we should fight now #3

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War is inevitable

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Why we should fight now #4

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It’s not inevitable- its already started.

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Give me ______ or give me ______
Liberty; Death
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Crisis; Thomas Paine wants what?
PEACE
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This is a _________ piece
Persuasive
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How many colonist are enlisted in British army
55,000
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What kind of army did the patriots have
Volunteer
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Who did they read the Crisis to
Washington's troops; Before they crossed Delaware river to attack british at Trenton
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Crisis- Written to motivate colonist to "____ ___ ______"
Join the Cause
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What did CRISIS give the Colonist?
Renewed Confidence
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Thesis of Crisis
Easy to join the cause when its good; harder the conflict, greater the triumph
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Background Factor #1 of Crisis
Slaves to Britain
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Background Factor #2 of Crisis
God won't give up a people who tried to avoid war
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Background Factor #3 of Crisis
God hasn't abandoned us to "the devils"
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Background Factor #4 of Crisis
The king is a CRIMINAl
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When do we need to join the Cause
NOW
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Points in the Crisis #1
Boy and a Father
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Points in the Crisis #2
America won't be happy til she rids of foreign dominion
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Conclusion: The heart that does not feel is ____
Dead
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I can't support war- its ______- but how can we punish ourselves but no the king who _____ ___ _____
Murder Does the same
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Therefore....
JOIN OUR CAUSE
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Purpose of 1st paragraph D of I
First paragraph- preamble
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Purpose 2nd paragraph D of I
Second- Natural rights
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Purpose of 3rd paragraph D of I
Third- list of complaints
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Purpose of 4th paragraph D of I
Fourth-Formal declaration
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5 Truths of D of I #1
1) All men are created equal
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5 truths of D of I #2
2) All men are created with rights
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5 truths of D of I #3
3) All men have the right of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
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5 truths D of I #4
4) Governments are created to secure these rights
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5 truths D of I #5
5) If the Gov. can't, then it's our right to abolish the Gov.
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Point #1 D of I
1) Refuses to pass laws for the people
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Point #2 D of I
2) Won't pass laws NOW. He just waits
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Point #3 D of I
4) Calls for legislation at odd places and times
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Point #4 D of I
10)Gives more power to people to harass the colonist
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Point #5 D of I
13) Pass laws we don't agree on- unacknowledged
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Poit #6 D of I
15) Plundered our seas, ravaged our coast, burnt our towns
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Point #7 D of I
17) Get help from natives
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What have we done #1 D of I
1) Petitioned for a solution
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What have we done #2 D of I
2) We have warned them
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What have we done #3 D of I
3) Reminded them that "you wanted us to settle here, so why are you taking advantage?"
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What have we done #4 D of I
4) Appealed to their justice
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What have we done #5 D of I
5) Conjured them-"We're all family"
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What do they want to declare #1 D of I
1) Free and Independent
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What do they want to declare #2 D of I
2) No loyalties to the British
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What do they want to declare #3 D of I
3) Breaking all political connection
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What do they want to declare #4 D of I
4)Full power to start a war, end a war
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What do they want to declare #5 D of I
5) Conclude peace
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What do they want to declare #6 D of I
6) Make treaty's
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What do they want to declare #7 D of I
7) Establish Commerce- business/ industry
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What do they want to declare #8 D of I
8) Everything else
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3 things that will be pledged for support D of I
Lives Fortune Sacred Honor

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