Revolutionary Purpose Analysis Answer Key

This worksheet provides students with historical background about 1775 and an excerpt encouraging colonial unity and resistance. Students analyze the author’s purpose, intended audience, and emotional tone. They answer questions requiring them to use evidence from both the passage and the historical context. The activity teaches students to consider the relationship between a text and the moment in history in which it was created, strengthening their contextual reasoning.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – American Revolution Contextualization

English Language Arts – Author’s Purpose and Audience

English Language Arts – Argument and Rhetoric Analysis

English Language Arts – Using Textual Evidence

Critical Thinking – Connecting Text to Historical Moment

This worksheet is part of our contextualization worksheets collection.