The American Crisis
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The American Crisis is a series of pamphlets by Thomas Paine that powerfully rallied American colonists to persevere during the Revolutionary War, beginning with the famous line “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The American Crisis canonical | 6 |
| The American Crisis, Number I | 1 |
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Target entity: The American Crisis Context triple: [Thomas Paine, notableWork, The American Crisis]
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Conceived in Liberty
Conceived in Liberty is a multi-volume historical work by economist and libertarian theorist Murray Rothbard that presents a revisionist, pro-liberty account of early American history up through the Constitution.
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Letters to a Nobleman on the Conduct of the War in the Middle Colonies
"Letters to a Nobleman on the Conduct of the War in the Middle Colonies" is a political and military critique of British strategy in the American Revolutionary War written by Loyalist statesman Joseph Galloway.
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Washington's winter encampment 1779–1780
Washington's winter encampment 1779–1780 was the Continental Army’s harsh Revolutionary War winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, where George Washington directed military operations while headquartered at the Ford Mansion.
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Penman of the Revolution
Penman of the Revolution is the honorific given to John Dickinson, a Founding Father renowned for his influential pre-Revolutionary political writings that shaped American colonial resistance to British rule.
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A Soldier’s Declaration
A Soldier’s Declaration is a famous 1917 statement by British war poet and soldier Siegfried Sassoon condemning the continuation of World War I as unjust and needlessly destructive.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The American Crisis Target entity description: The American Crisis is a series of pamphlets by Thomas Paine that powerfully rallied American colonists to persevere during the Revolutionary War, beginning with the famous line “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
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A.
Conceived in Liberty
Conceived in Liberty is a multi-volume historical work by economist and libertarian theorist Murray Rothbard that presents a revisionist, pro-liberty account of early American history up through the Constitution.
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B.
Letters to a Nobleman on the Conduct of the War in the Middle Colonies
"Letters to a Nobleman on the Conduct of the War in the Middle Colonies" is a political and military critique of British strategy in the American Revolutionary War written by Loyalist statesman Joseph Galloway.
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C.
Washington's winter encampment 1779–1780
Washington's winter encampment 1779–1780 was the Continental Army’s harsh Revolutionary War winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, where George Washington directed military operations while headquartered at the Ford Mansion.
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D.
Penman of the Revolution
Penman of the Revolution is the honorific given to John Dickinson, a Founding Father renowned for his influential pre-Revolutionary political writings that shaped American colonial resistance to British rule.
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E.
A Soldier’s Declaration
A Soldier’s Declaration is a famous 1917 statement by British war poet and soldier Siegfried Sassoon condemning the continuation of World War I as unjust and needlessly destructive.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pamphlet series
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political pamphlet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Crisis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Continental Army
ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Paine ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in the American colonies ⓘ |
| circulationForm | printed pamphlet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | later Crisis papers in the same series ⓘ |
| genre |
political writing
ⓘ
revolutionary literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American political rhetoric
ⓘ
subsequent revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The American Crisis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The American Crisis, Number I
subsequent numbered Crisis pamphlets ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped sustain American morale during military setbacks
ⓘ
major work of Revolutionary War propaganda ⓘ |
| influenced |
American patriot cause
ⓘ
public opinion in favor of independence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
American independence ⓘ patriot morale ⓘ |
| medium | pamphlet ⓘ |
| movement | American Enlightenment ⓘ |
| notableQuote | These are the times that try men’s souls. ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 16 ⓘ |
| openingLine | These are the times that try men’s souls. ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | republicanism ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1776–1783 ⓘ |
| publisher | various colonial printers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage perseverance in the struggle for independence
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to rally American colonists during the Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| setting | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| startTime | 1776 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
American colonists
ⓘ
Continental Army soldiers ⓘ |
| theme |
condemnation of loyalism
ⓘ
courage in adversity ⓘ sacrifice for liberty ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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