Text Analysis Alien and Sedition Acts

Araina Rowe
11/25/08
Text Analysis
Alien and Sedition Acts
1) The writers of this document are the House of Representatives of the United States of America and the Congress assembled.
2) The audience could be anyone, including citizens of the United States so that they can be informed, or people who are not citizens of the United States to warn them.
3) The writers represent the will of the people because they are the House of Representatives. They also represent the view of the ones in government, such as members of the congress.
4) The first document, the alien, talks about aliens, or people in the United States who are citizens. They tell what is going to happen to them and how they are pretty much going to be imprisoned and shipped off. The second document is talking about the consequences of anyone conspiring against the government of the United States.
5) This document has a very serious tone, because they are talking about serious offenses toward the government and another serious topic of aliens in the United States. The word enacted is used a lot throughout the document, which means to make a law, and if the House of Representatives and Congress are making laws of then it obviously for a good reason.
6) This document is a primary document because the House of Representatives and the congress are writing it, which justifies why it is legitimate.

Essay 2 Reflection

Despite the fact that many people thought essay 2 was easier, I thought it was a bit more difficult, just because of the fact that most of our research work was given to us in documents and other sources for essay 1. We also had more time to put our work together for essay 1. I though that finding research through j stor for my specific state proved pretty difficult, and I think I could have had more to write about if I had better sources. Essay 2 was easier in the way that we've already done an essay, so we as students know a little more what the instructors expect of us.

Whiskey Rebellion Text Analysis

Araina Rowe
11/23/08
Text Analysis
Whisky Rebellion

1. The writer of the document is the president of the United States, George Washington.

2. The audience is the people of the United States of America.


3. George Washington represents himself of the executive branch and also the legislative branch and the judicial branch.

4. The President is pretty much calling out all the people who have been disrespectful to the people in office and have been, “actually injuring and destroying the property of persons who were understood to have so complied; by inflicting cruel and humiliating punishment s upon private citizens”. He is telling people that it is the persons in office’s job to enforce laws and they shouldn’t change any of the laws just to accommodate others peoples will or preferences.


5. This document is being said in a very serious tone. I can automatically infer this, because of the topic that is being discussed. It is very obvious to the reader that the president means what he says in this document, especially when he says, “I. George Washington, President of the United States, do hereby command all persons, being insurgents, as aforesaid..”. In this section of the sentence, “command” is a connotative word because it would make someone feel solemn or serious to a certain extent because of the word choice he used.

6. This document is legitimate, because it is coming from a primary source, the President of the United States.

Final Draft Essay 2

Araina Rowe
11/21/08
Essay 2
------It is 1775, and the peak of the American Revolution. I am a small farmer living in the backcountry of South Carolina and I am attending a rally with other fellow loyalists speak out about the revolution, and why they choose to be loyalists. The backcountry of South Carolina is the western half of South Carolina, but I will refer to it as the backcountry. The backcountry is made up of mostly loyalists, and the rest of South Carolina, which is the eastern side, is made up of majority patriots. Sometimes, the factor of where a certain individual lives will play crucial role in whether they would want to take the loyalist side or the patriots’ side. In South Carolina, socialism and economy were the two factors that would cause backcountry farmers like myself to side with Britain and become loyalists.

------ I was walking back to my house the other day after a long day of work tending to my farm, when I came across my neighbor, John Williams heading back from town. Although he is a small farmer like myself, he is still very interested in politics and the war going on. He began to talk about the east side of South Carolina and places such as the “coastal region north of Santee River [and how it has been] increase[ing] in population and prosperity”( Bull 572). From past experiences when John began to talk about politics there was no stopping him. He is so passionate about this topic, he could go on forever talking about it. His wife is very patient, but sometimes she gets fed up with his long discussions of politics.

------ Knowing this, I decided to be a good friend and listen. So I set down my shovel and sat up against the fence as he continued. He described how the Santee River wasn’t the only region of prosperity, but most of the eastern side of South Carolina’s economy was thriving because of the wealthy patriots and their big plantations they owned with many slaves to do their work to help them prosper. “[I]n the backcountry of the southern colonies, and beyond the Appalachian Mountains in Indian Country” (Roark 232), it was a little different because people didn’t have the big plantations. “It’s not fair!” he protested, as he slammed his fist against the fence almost knocking me off balance. “The wealthy plantation owners don’t do any work while we are over here working as hard as we can just to get food on the table.” I completely agreed with him as I started to explain how social class would tie into political status. In our colony, the wealthier a person becomes, the more involved they become in politics, because they have money and social status, so people respect them right off the bat. The problem we both agreed on was the fact that patriots wanted independence. Since a lot of them had a say in the government, if the British were to lose, then the small farmers wouldn’t be as represented in government as the patriots.

------As a result, the British winning is what the American colonists need right now for guidance and support, because the British way of government has worked for hundreds of years and there is no reason why we need to change now. All my family and I wish is that “our Majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that [his] descendants may govern [his] dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere and fervent prayer” (The Avalon Project, The Olive Petition). Our country was founded on the British and their principles and we should not abandon them now just because the patriots want to be selfish.
In final analysis, the problems in socialism were overall created by the prospering economy of South Carolina at the time. If the backcountry of South Carolina were to have a larger source of economy then there wouldn’t be the existing problem of the loyalists resenting the patriots. There wouldn’t be that big distinction between loyalists and patriots in the state of South Carolina. It would probably be either loyalists as the majority or patriots as the majority in the state, instead of the state being split in half between the two groups of people.


Citations
Bull, Henry D.. "A Note on James Stuart, Loyalist Clergyman in South Carolina." The
Journal of Southern History 12(1973): 402-426.

Roark, James L.. The American Promise. 4. Boston NY: Bedford/ St Martin's, 2009.

Continental Congress, "The Olive Petition." Avalon Project 2(1905): 158-172.

Rough Draft 6

Araina Rowe
11/21/08
Essay 2
------It is 1775, and the peak of the American Revolution. I am a small farmer living in the backcountry of South Carolina and I am attending a rally with other fellow loyalists speak out about the revolution, and why they choose to be loyalists. The backcountry of South Carolina is the western half of South Carolina, but I will refer to it as the backcountry. The backcountry is made up of mostly loyalists, and the rest of South Carolina, which is the eastern side, is made up of majority patriots. Sometimes, the factor of where a certain individual lives will play crucial role in whether they would want to take the loyalist side or the patriots’ side. In South Carolina, socialism and economy were the two factors that would cause backcountry farmers like myself to side with Britain and become loyalists.

------ I was walking back to my house the other day after a long day of work tending to my farm, when I came across my neighbor, John Williams heading back from town. Although he is a small farmer like myself, he is still very interested in politics and the war going on. He began to talk about the east side of South Carolina and places such as the “coastal region north of Santee River [and how it has been] increase[ing] in population and prosperity”( Bull 572). From past experiences when John began to talk about politics there was no stopping him. He is so passionate about this topic, he could go on forever talking about it. His wife is very patient, but sometimes she gets fed up with his long discussions of politics.
------ Knowing this, I decided to be a good friend and listen. So I set down my shovel and sat up against the fence as he continued. He described how the Santee River wasn’t the only region of prosperity, but most of the eastern side of South Carolina’s economy was thriving because of the wealthy patriots and their big plantations they owned with many slaves to do their work to help them prosper. “[I]n the backcountry of the southern colonies, and beyond the Appalachian Mountains in Indian Country” (Roark 232), it was a little different because people didn’t have the big plantations. “It’s not fair!” he protested, as he slammed his fist against the fence almost knocking me off balance. “The wealthy plantation owners don’t do any work while we are over here working as hard as we can just to get food on the table.” I completely agreed with him as I started to explain how social class would tie into political status. In our colony, the wealthier a person becomes, the more involved they become in politics, because they have money and social status, so people respect them right off the bat. The problem we both agreed on was the fact that patriots wanted independence. Since a lot of them had a say in the government, if the British were to lose, then the small farmers wouldn’t be as represented in government as the patriots.

------ As a result, the British winning is what the American colonists need right now for guidance and support, because the British way of government has worked for hundreds of years and there is no reason why we need to change now. All my family and I wish is that “our Majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that [his] descendants may govern [his] dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere and fervent prayer” (The Avalon Project, The Olive Petition). Our country was founded on the British and their principles and we should not abandon them now just because the patriots want to be selfish.

------ In final analysis, the problems in socialism were overall created by the prospering economy of South Carolina at the time. If the backcountry of South Carolina were to have a larger source of economy then there wouldn’t be the existing problem of the loyalists resenting the patriots. There wouldn’t be that big distinction between loyalists and patriots in the state of South Carolina. It would probably be either loyalists as the majority or patriots as the majority in the state, instead of the state being split in half between the two groups of people.

Rough Draft 5

I was walking back to my house the other day after a long day of work tending to my farm, when I came across my neighbor, John Williams heading back from town. Although he is a small farmer like myself, he is still very interested in politics and the war going on. He began to talk about the east side of South Carolina and places such as the “coastal region north of Santee River [and how it has been] increase[ing] in population and prosperity”( Bull 572). From past experiences, when John would begin to talk about politics there was not stopping him. He is so passionate about this topic, he could go on forever talking about it. His wife is very patient, but sometimes she gets fed up with his long discussions of politics.

Knowing this, I decided to be a good friend and listen. So I set down my shovel and set up against the fence as he continued. He described how the Santee River wasn’t the only region of prosperity, but most of the eastern side of Carolina’s economy was thriving because of the wealthy patriots and their big plantations they owned with many slaves to do their work to help them prosper. “[I]n the backcountry of the southern colonies, and beyond the Appalachian Mountains in Indian Country” (Roark 232), it was a little different because people didn’t have the big plantations. “It’s not fair!” he protested, as he slammed his fist against the fence almost knocking me off balance. “The wealthy plantation owners don’t do any work while we are over here working as hard as we can just to get food on the table.” I completely agreed with him as I started to explain how social class would tie into political status. In our colony, the wealthier a person becomes, the more involved they become in politics, because they have money and social status, so people respect them right off the bat. The problem we both agreed on was the fact that patriots wanted independence and since a lot of them had a say in the government, if the British were too loose, then they small farmers wouldn’t be as represented in government as their own personal views such as democracy.

As a result, the British winning is what the American colonists need right now for guidance and support, because the British way of government has worked for hundreds of years and there is no reason why we need to change now. All my family and I wish is that “our Majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that [his] descendants may govern [his] dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere and fervent prayer”(http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-08-75.asp). Our country was founded on the British and their principles and we should not abandon them now just because the patriots want to be selfish.

In final analysis,
Citations

Rough Draft # 4

It is 1775, and the peak of the American Revolution. I am a small farmer living in the backcountry of South Carolina and I am attending a rally with other fellow loyalists speak out about the revolution, and why they choose to be loyalists. The backcountry of South Carolina is the western half of South Carolina, but I will refer to it as the backcountry. The backcountry is made up of mostly loyalists, and the rest of South Carolina, which is the eastern side, is made up of majority patriots. Sometimes, the factor of where a certain individual lives will play crucial in whether they would want to take the loyalist side or the patriots’ side. In South Carolina, socialism and economy were the two factors that would cause backcountry farmers like myself to side with Britain and become loyalists.

I was walking back to my house the other day after a long day of work tending to my farm, when I came across my neighbor, John Williams heading back from town. Although he is a small farmer like myself, he is still very interested in politics and the war going on. He began to talk about the east side of South Carolina and places such as the “coastal region north of Santee River [and how it has been] increase[ing] in population and prosperity”( Bull 572). From past experiences, when John would begin to talk about politics there was not stopping him. He is so passionate about this topic, he could go on forever talking about it. His wife is very patient, but sometimes she gets fed up with his long discussions of politics.

Knowing this, I decided to be a good friend and listen. So I set down my shovel and set up against the fence as he continued. He described how the Santee River wasn’t the only region of prosperity, but most of the eastern side of Carolina’s economy was thriving because of the wealthy patriots and their big plantations they owned with many slaves to do their work to help them prosper. “It’s not fair!” he protested, as he slammed his fist against the fence almost knocking me off balance. “The wealthy plantation owners don’t do any work while we are over here working as hard as we can just to get food on the table.” I completely agreed with him as I started to explain how social class would tie into political status. In our colony, the wealthier a person becomes, the more involved they become in politics, because they have money and social status, so people respect them right off the bat. The problem we both agreed on was the fact that patriots wanted independence and since a lot of them had a say in the government, if the British were too loose, then they small farmers wouldn’t be as represented in government as their own personal views such as democracy.

As a result, the British winning is what the American colonists need right now for guidance and support, because the British way of government has worked for hundreds of years and there is no reason why we need to change now. All my family and I wish is that “our Majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that [his] descendants may govern [his] dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere and fervent prayer”(http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-08-75.asp). Our country was founded on the British and their principles and we should not abandon them now just because the patriots want to be selfish.

In final analysis,

Essay 2 Roughdraft 3

“The charge of our intending to enslave you should come oftenest from the mouths of those lawyers who in southern provinces, at least, have made you slaves themselves”. It is 1775, and the peak of the American Revolution. I am a small farmer living in the back country of South Carolina and I am intended a rally where another fellow loyalists spoke these words. During the American Revolution, the colonies were divided between loyalists, patriots and the ones that were undecided. Sometimes, the factor of where a certain individual lived would play a big part in whether they would want to take the loyalists side or the patriot’s side. The flourishing economy of the eastern side of South Carolina has caused loyalists like myself of the back country to resent and go against the selfish ideas of those patriots whom have all the political power.

Becoming an independent country would be awful for my family and I and all the loyalists that surrounding me. In the state of South Carolina, most of where the economy is thriving is on the east side of Carolina where the “coastal region north of Santee River [has been] increase[ing] in population and prosperity”. Not only this region, but most of the east side of Carolina where the wealthy own big plantations with many slaves to help them prosper. In almost all cases, the wealthier some one is this society, the more political power they would have, because they automatically have more time on their hands when their slaves are doing all their work on their plantations. Most of the east side of South Carolina is patriots. There might be little pockets of loyalists but the majority is patriots, and many of the patriots have a say in the government. It is obvious that loyalist s and patriots have two different view points on society and the way the government should run, and if they were to win, then only their view points would be represented in the government.

On the contrary, the British winning is what the American colonists need right now for guidance and support, because the British way of government has worked for hundreds of years and there is no reason why we need to change now. All my family and I wish is that “our Majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that [his] descendants may govern [his] dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere and fervent prayer”. Our country was founded on the British and their principles and we should not abandon them now just because the patriots want to be selfish.

In conclusion, if the American colonies were to become independent, then all that we stood for when we came to North America representing Britain is forgotten about. Britain has supported us the short time we've been in these colonies, and there is no reason for us to leave now.



Citations/Resources

Title: A Note on James Stuart, Loyalist Clergyman in South Carolina
Author(s): Henry D. Bull
Source: The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Nov., 1946), pp. 570-575
Publisher(s): Southern Historical Association
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2197692

Title: The Fate of Some Black Loyalists of the American Revolution
Author(s): Mary Beth Norton
Source: The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 58, No. 4 (Oct., 1973), pp. 402-426
Publisher(s): Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Inc.
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2716747

Title: A Note on James Stuart, Loyalist Clergyman in South Carolina
Author(s): Henry D. Bull
Source: The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Nov., 1946), pp. 570-575
Publisher(s): Southern Historical Association
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2197692

Continental Congress, "Petition to the King." Journals of the Continental Congress (1775 ):

Essay 2 Roughdraft 2

“The charge of our intending to enslave you should come oftenest from the mouths of those lawyers who in southern provinces, at least, have made you slaves themselves”. It is 1775, and the peak of the American Revolution. I am a small farmer living in the back country of South Carolina and I am intended a rally where another fellow loyalists spoke these words. During the American Revolution, the colonies were divided between loyalists, patriots and the ones that were undecided. Sometimes, the factor of where a certain individual lived would play a big part in whether they would want to take the loyalists side or the patriot’s side. The flourishing economy of the eastern side of South Carolina has caused loyalists like myself of the back country to resent and go against the selfish ideas of those patriots whom have all the political power.

Becoming an independent country would be awful for my family and I and all the loyalists that surrounding me. In the state of South Carolina, most of where the economy is thriving is on the east side of Carolina where the “coastal region north of Santee River [has been] increase[ing] in population and prosperity”. Not only this region, but most of the east side of Carolina where the wealthy own big plantations with many slaves to help them prosper. In almost all cases, the wealthier some one is this society, the more political power they would have, because they automatically have more time on their hands when their slaves are doing all their work on their plantations. Most of the east side of South Carolina is patriots. There might be little pockets of loyalists but the majority is patriots, and many of the patriots have a say in the government. It is obvious that loyalist s and patriots have two different view points on society and the way the government should run, and if they were to win, then only their view points would be represented in the government.

On the contrary, the British winning is what the American colonists need right now for guidance and support, because the British way of government has worked for hundreds of years and there is no reason why we need to change now. All my family and I wish is that “our Majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that [his] descendants may govern [his] dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere and fervent prayer”. Our country was founded on the British and their principles and we should not abandon them now just because the patriots want to be selfish.

In conclusion, if the American colonies were to become independent, then all that we stood for when we came to North America representing Britain is forgotten about. Britain has supported us the short time we've been in these colonies, and there is no reason for us to leave now.



Citations/Resources

Title: A Note on James Stuart, Loyalist Clergyman in South Carolina
Author(s): Henry D. Bull
Source: The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Nov., 1946), pp. 570-575
Publisher(s): Southern Historical Association
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2197692




Title: The Fate of Some Black Loyalists of the American Revolution
Author(s): Mary Beth Norton
Source: The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 58, No. 4 (Oct., 1973), pp. 402-426
Publisher(s): Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Inc.
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2716747




Title: A Note on James Stuart, Loyalist Clergyman in South Carolina
Author(s): Henry D. Bull
Source: The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Nov., 1946), pp. 570-575
Publisher(s): Southern Historical Association
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2197692




Continental Congress, "Petition to the King." Journals of the Continental Congress (1775 ):

Rough Draft # 1

“The charge of our intending to enslave you should come oftenest from the mouths of those lawyers who in southern provinces, at least, have made you slaves themselves”. It is 1775, and the peak of the American Revolution. I am a small farmer living in the backcountry of South Carolina and I am intended a rally where another fellow loyalists spoke these words. During the American Revolution, the colonies were divided between loyalists, patriots and the ones that were undecided. Sometimes, the factor of where a certain individual lived would play a big part in whether they would want to take the loyalists side or the patriot’s side. The flourishing economy of the eastern side of South Carolina has caused loyalists like myself of the backcountry to resent and go against the selfish ideas of those patriots whom have all the political power.

Becoming an independent country would be awful for my family and I and all the loyalists that surrounding me. In the state of South Carolina, most of where the economy is thriving is on the east side of Carolina where the “coastal region north of Santee River [has been] increase[ing] in population and prosperity”. Not only this region, but most of the east side of Carolina where the wealthy own big plantations with many slaves to help them prosper. In almost all cases, the wealthier some one is this society, the more political power they would have, because they automatically have more time on their hands when their slaves are doing all their work on their plantations. Most of the east side of South Carolina is patriots. There might be little pockets of loyalists but the majority is patriots, and many of the patriots have a say in the government. It is obvious that loyalist s and patriots have two different view points on society and the way the government should run, and if they were to win, then only their view points would be represented in the government.

On the contrary, the British winning is what the American colonists need right now for guidance and support, because the British way of government has worked for hundreds of years and there is no reason why we need to change now. All my family and I wish is that “our Majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that [his] descendants may govern [his] dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere and fervent prayer”. Our country was founded on the British and their principles and we should not abandon them now just because some people want to be selfish.

Outline #2 (revised)

I. Hook/Intro/ Topic- I am a loyalists living in South Carolina during the American Revolution.
II. Background Info- During the American Revolution, the colonies were divided between loyalists, patriots and the ones that were undecided. Sometimes, the factor of where a certain individual lived would play a big part in whether they would want to take the loyalists side or the patriot’s side.
III. Thesis- The flourishing economy of the eastern side of South Carolina has caused loyalists like myself of the backcountry to resent and go against the selfish ideas of those patriots whom have all the political power.
IV. Body
----A. All the political power will lie in the hands of the patriots if we were to become an independent country.
-------1. “Supporting Quote”
---------a. Analysis of the quote
---------b. What does it mean to the backcountry South Carolinians if the wealthy coast planters had all the power?
-------2. “Supporting Quote”
---------a. Analysis of the quote
----B. The British Government can put restrictions on the democratic views and ideas of the patriots.
-------1. “Supporting Quote”
---------a. Analysis

V. Brief Summary/ New Insight

Outline

1 . Loyalists in the south wanted to stay that way because they wanted to keep the trade relationship with Britain.
---- A.”[W]as temporary only, and suited to the situation of their public affairs at that period, looking forward to an accommodation with Great Britain, an event then desired; and whereas the United Colonies of America have been since constituted independent States, and the political connection heretofore subsisting between them and Great Britain entirely dissolved by the declaration of the honorable the Continental Congress[.]”http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/sc02.asp
----i. The first source is background will help me with background information on what is going on in South Carolina.
----ii. It is a constitution that describes South Carolina in the 1770’s which is the time period we’re studying
---- B. “The Fate of Some Black Loyalists of South Carolina” http://www.jstor.org/stable/2716747
---- i. This source gives another view point from a different group of people during this time period.

----C. “A Note on James Stuart, Loyalist Clergyman in South Carolina” http://www.jstor.org/stable/2197692
---- i. This source gives a view point of the general loyalists of the revolution
---- ii. It’s a good source because it’s a journal from a loyalists of that time period.

PSEC and the Continental Congress

---The Continental Congress was the first of its kind. The meetings that they had were illegal to the British because they had representatives from each colony would come together to represent the view of the colonists, when parliament was really supposed to represent the views of the people. The Continental Congress was obviously not asked my the British government to form this group of representatives, they just automatically did it on their own.

---The Continental Congress relates to PSEC because they would set up meetings and talk about their colonies. We do similarly when we have community meetings, and the school comes together as one and we talk about our school as a whole and discuss different issues. I think PSEC's government can be more effective if we elected one or two representatives from each class, which we are in the process of, so thats good, but as individuals, we need to become more involved if it means joining clubs or organizations, or going to mentor groups, because it makes you become more connected with the school. I think PSEC's meetings are compared to the Continental Congress, and the representatives of the main campus would be compared to Parliament. Not in all cases, but I believe that we might become a challenge to the representatives up at highline because if we happen to come up with an idea to change our school, or a rule about our school, we might have to run it by them, because we as a community have as just as much as power as them to change different aspects of the highline community, such as rules or organizations.

Text Analysis Olive Branch Petition

1.) The writer of this document was the first continental congress.

2.) The audience is people in Great Britain. The congress also wrote to the King.


3.) The Continental Congress was the first of its kind, and they represented the view of some of the colonists of America. They weren’t necessarily for independence. They were also representing the loyalists to Great Britain.

4.) The Continental Congress is stating they’re point of view on whether America should be independent or stay apart of the British Empire. Their position pretty much stated that they were loyal to the king, and that not all the colonists in America were for independence. Their position is expressed in the quote that says, “[W]e not only most ardently desire the former harmony between her and these colonies may be restored, but that a concord may be established between them upon so firm a basis as a perpetuate its blessings[.]” This quote was a really good example how the Continental Congress thought of the situation and how they still wanted to be connected with Great Britain.

5.) This document has a lot of compassion in it. I could see that the Congress compassionate, by the connotative words they used throughout the document such as “cruel” when describing the colonists who weren’t loyal, “confidence and “authority”, when describing the king. These words trigger emotions that helped me as a reader really understand how the loyal colonists felt toward Great Britain.


6.) The document is legit because it was written by the Continental Congress, which was a group of representatives put together to express the view of the loyal colonists. It also states the names of the leaders from each colony, which shows the actual people whose opinions and thoughts were represented in the document.