The American Crisis

their children will have to suffer the consequences. On November 20, 1776, the American forces retreated from Fort Lee because the colonist were struggling to fight against the British. After the American forces retreated, Paine, a political activist and governor of Virginia, wrote a series of sixteen pamphlets called The American Crisis to lift the colonist's sagging spirits due to the devastating loss. In The Crisis No. 1, Paine implements language, a hopeful tone, and diction, to convey his purpose

In The American Crisis, No. 1, Thomas Paine, a revolutionary writer determined to move Patriots to action against the British, encouraged, in the midst of the War for Independence, where hope seemed scarce, hopeless and weary colonists and soldiers to not only persevere, but to flourish during that trying time. Using various strategies such as intimidation and persuasion, Paine deeply desired to awaken Patriotism and almost a determined anger in the colonists through his essay. Paine, throughout

experience the perils of the Revolutionary War. They had lost New York City to British troops in August, and 11,000 American volunteers had given up the fight to return home to their families between September and December. Morale is low, and the service contracts of George Washington’s troops are about to expire on December 31 (history.com, par. 1). Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, The American Crisis, puts some fuel back in the fight. Paine’s use of rhetorical devices helps him achieve his purpose of encouraging

titled The American Crisis. In it Paine uses numerous rhetorical strategies to persuade the American colonists to secede from Great Britain. Through his use of ethos and logos Paine is able to connect with his audience emotionally and logically. He also calls on their patriotism and belief in God to commit his audience to his cause. His work addresses the concerns he has about the oppressive British Empire controlling the colonies. Paine’s article is appropriately titled The American Crisis. Therefore

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The American Crisis is a pamphlet series by 18th century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine, originally published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution. Often known as The American Crisis or simply The Crisis, there are 16 pamphlets in total. Thirteen numbered pamphlets were published between 1776 and 1777, with three additional pamphlets released between 1777 and 1783. The first of the pamphlets were published in Pennsylvania Journal. Paine signed the pamphlets with the

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