Assignment task:
From Chapter One: Declaring Independence of the Textbook Trodd, Z. (2006) American protest literature. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
The Declaration of Independence (pp. 15-18)
Common Sense (pp. 5-9)
The Working Men's Party Declaration of Independence (pp. 24-26)
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments (pp. 27-30
Declaration of Independence by the Socialist Labor Party (pp. 38-41)
Summarize pages: What are some main/important points that stood out to you?
Who was Thomas Paine? What was his Common Sense?