Write the questions with the answers under……

How does Crèvecoeur perceive a distinct American identity? What makes an American?

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How “savage” does Franklin find the indigenous peoples of North America?

What rationale does Paine provide for independence from the British crown?

What justifications for revolution and termination of the union with Britain does Jefferson provide?

Did the colonies reach a point of no return with the Crown or could the British have taken a more peaceful path that would have preserved the connection between Britain and British governed colonies in North America?

Does the declaration present a united front among the thirteen colonies as states or does it assert each of the thirteen colonies as soverereign states in their own right?

What’s happening this week in the USA?