Text Analysis Facilitator Prep Sheet: Causes to Bear Arms

--Who is writing?
Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America
--Who is the audience?
The rest of the world, “we esteem ourselves bound by obligations of respect for the rest of the world, to make known the justice of our cause.”
--Who do the writers represent?
The Thirteen Colonies
--What is being said, argued and/or requested?
First, the colonies are stating the things that the British have done to them in order to push them so far as to defend themselves with Arms. Second, they state that they are going to bear Arms for these reasons. Although lengthy, this has some good reasoning behind it.
--How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
It is being said humbly with a sort of sad, frustrated undertone I believe. Again, America did not want to go to war, so this was sort of a melancholy time or the colonist.
--What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
The proof is not really there, to tell the truth. The state their reasons, but Britain would probably argue on how this actually happened, making a case that as a ruling country, Britain should have control over America’s affairs.