Week 3 Readings: U.S. History Chapter 6, and Chapter 7.
You have been divided into two groups. For this discussion, you will assume the role of an individual who supported the Independent movement.
Loyalist James Chalmers, under the pseudonym of Candidus, wrotePlain Truthin response to Thomas Paine’s famous pamphletCommon Sense. You can select the enclosed link to read Thomas Paine at Gutenberg Project. Then read the excerpted textfrom Chalmers, shaping yourstatement 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.
