10.24 Should the Colonies Declare Independence?

Due Today: Ch 5 notes, MC and SA and

What would your newspaper headline be, to unite the colonists, post- Boston Massacre?

Thomas Paine's Common Sense, 1776-- Read excerpts

• Summarize your section
• Consider: Why do you think Paine used the title "Common Sense"?
• What is Paine's vision for America?
  • Read "Plain Truth" if you finish and have time

Brief Lecture: "American" ideals and republicanism

Video Clip: A Declaration

Debate: Should the colonies declare independence?? (*resource list)

Homework: Prepare for debate!

Read: The Declaration of Independence (You can skim the list of accusation, but focus on the first and last paragraphs)