Thomas Paine

According to the first paragraph, who will "shrink from the service of his country"? ➢ The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will shrink first according to the first paragraph. ❖ What will the people who do not shrink from service deserve? ➢ The people who do not shrink from the service deserve love and thanks. ❖ According to the first paragraph, what has Britain declared? ➢ Britain has declared to tax and bind America. ❖ According to the final paragraph, what will a person "whose heart is firm" pursue "unto death"? ➢ The person who’s heart is firm will pursue their standard of things. ❖ What opinion of offensive wars does Paine express in the final paragraph? ➢ Thomas Paine believes that offensive war is murder. ❖ What does Paine mean when he refers to "the summer soldier" and "the sunshine patriot"? ➢ Paine is saying that the soldiers only want to be part of the war during good times. ❖ What is the point of Paine's story about the tavern keeper at Amboy? ➢ He uses the story to show how some colonist tried to avoid war. ❖ Name two emotions to which Paine appeals in his essay. ➢ Two emotions Paine appeals in his essay is anger and pity. ❖ How might a colonist who had remained loyal to the British react to Paine's argument? ➢ They would not like it they be angry. ❖ Paine uses the aphorism "the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph" to express his belief that hardships faced by the American forces during the war will make their eventual victory more meaningful. Find one more aphorism used in Paine's essay and explain the point he is making with it. ➢ The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. ▪ This means to me if you work hard in the end you will get nothing but greater success in