HIST 101 Week 3 Discussion

HIST 101 Week 3 Discussion | American Public University System

Week 3 Readings: U.S. History Chapter 6, and Chapter 7.

You have been divided into two groups.  For this discussion, Group A (Last name A-L) will assume the role of an individual who supported the American Revolution (a Patriot or Whig), while Group B (Last name M-Z) will argue against it as Loyalist or Tory citizens.

Loyalist James Chalmers, under the pseudonym of Candidus, wrote Plain Truth in response to Thomas Paine's famous pamphlet Common Sense.  You can select the enclosed link to read Thomas Paine at Gutenberg Project. Then read the excerpted text from Chalmers, shaping your statement in support or in opposition to Chalmers' argument. 

Try not to make assumptions.  Instead, assume the historical role of someone who lived in the colonies in the period up to, and including, the American Revolution. You could be a Colonial politician, a merchant, a farmer, a shop owner, or even a Southern plantation owner. Be creative.

After your initial submission, you are then required to continue the debate by responding to three of your classmates. Your initial response is due by 11:55pm, ET, Thursday and your responses to 3 other students by 11:55pm, ET, Sunday. 

Again, the initial response (at 70 points) is due on Thursday at 11:55 PM ET. You will need to respond to three (at 10 points each) of your classmate’s posts by Sunday at 11:55 PM ET.

[1] Excerpt taken from: Candidus, Plain Truth:  Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, Containing Remarks on a Late Pamphlet Intitled Common Sense, (Philadelphia, 1776).  https://archive.org/details/plaintruthaddres00chaluoft/mode/2up

Please review the Discussion Guidelines outlined in the Course Overview.