Analysis questions
*your answers should be in your own words in this column.*
what kind of a "parent" has great britain been to
america?
common sense
*remember to highlight or underline the portion of the text that
you answer the question in the right hand column.*
but britain is the parent country, say some. then the
more shame upon her conduct. even brutes do not
devour their young, nor savages make war upon their
families; wherefore, the assertion, if true, turns to her
reproach; but it happens not to be , and
not england, is the parent country of america. this
new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted
lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of
europe.
why does paine claim that “europe and not england”
is the parent country of america?
assertion: a confident statement of fact or a belief
asylum: shelter; protection