1. The major premise of Jefferson’s argument is that the king was not fulfilling the people’s needs and that he was not being fair towards the colonists. I think he established it quite well
2. Jefferson made his document appear reasonable by not being hostile and stating his needs with tact and made his complaints seems quite peaceful. He offers to leave peacefully and he sounds as if he is speaking for the majority of the people.
3. The text was intended to be directed to the King and those who support him loyally. However, the people that were more likely to accept Jefferson’s words were the people on his side (aka the colonists themselves who weren’t loyal to the King in the first place). They know how it is to be treated unfairly by foreign power and can relate to his words more
4. I think he handled it quite well. He didn’t say it so it seemed like he was ready to attack or like he was looking for a fight. It was more like if you hit us we will fight for what we believe for what is right
5. He addresses his brethren by saying that the have tried to compromise but they have not heard their opinions. They are basically being one-sided (siding with the king). I guess he called them brethren because they are still a part of their culture in a way, they just want more fair treatment.
6. “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal…” sentence He puts it there to set the tone and list what every person is entitled to.
1. It relies on mostly deductive reasoning because the way Jefferson broke it down within his declaration. (plus Mr. Urban said it in class) The list of complaints is deductive reasoning
2. He uses transitions and his wording seems very mellow.
3. Maybe Jefferson wanted to be specific and differentiate between all the specific grievances of the colonists
4. He is kind of saying “so this is what we gonna do, if you aren’t willing to cut the ties we shall act on what we believe in” We is the people who signed the declaration and the people who support those men.
The king was abusing his power . jefferson in his independence, was clearly saying that govt job was to protect citizen's rights, and if they couldnt do that we had the right to form a new one. Since the king wasnt fufilling his duties, america wanted to get rid of him.
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