Pathos and Ethos
"Rebel against Rebel: Enslaved Virginians and the Coming of the American Revolution" by Woody Holton discusses how slavery influenced the American Revolution.1 The essay mostly focuses on Virginia's last governor John Murray, the royal earl of Dunmore. He started governing on 1771. In 1774 the Virginians were angry at the British for many things. First, for British placing the intolerable act on the colonies. Second, they were afraid that the British would invade Virginia since they have invaded Massachusetts already. Third, they were angry at Governor Dunmore, a loyalist, who reluctantly stated that he would emancipate the slaves in Virginia when he saw the Virginian white’s rebelling against the British and his decision …show more content…
Mostly, magazines, primary documents like newspapers and letters written by the people living in the colonies and in Britain during the 1770's. However, Holton relied too much on repetitions and rumors. Holton repeatedly stated that there were various rumors of internal insurrections. Holton remarked that Governor Dunmore hid Virginia's Major gunpowder in a warship called 'Magdalen', so the emulation are “out of the reach of patriot militiamen" (Holton)1. This statement is very confusing because this suggest the Governor Dunmore was not a patriot because he was working with the British. However, this was not the case because Holton also mentions that the Governor wanted to ease the tension between the white and the rumored slave’s rioters. Why does the British gets involved with the fight between slaves and slave masters is never mention in Holton’s test. Holton states that there were rumors1 of slave rebellion but does not give enough evidence. He only provides a story of Bowler Cock's slaves who attack a neighbor and three of them got shot by white men who went to stop the slaves¹. Holton's reasoning does not add up because Cock's slaves’ incident occurred in 1769 and the Governor hid the gunpowder in 1775. This makes Holton's argument weaker because a tiny incident from five years ago in 1769 had greatly affected Governor Dunmore’s decision seems ambiguous because other rebellions …show more content…
This is because Holton starts the essay with Joseph Harris' story on how he escaped and found freedom by taking refugee with Governor Dunmore¹. This creates suspense in the reader and makes the reader want to know about Harris' life when he board the 'Fowey'. Holton does a very good job on the conclusion because unlike the long repetitions of body paragraphs, the conclusion is very clear and it sums up the thesis and many of the evidence. Moreover, the point of view is also clear because it shows Governed Dunmore’s perspective, the slaves’ perspective and the White Virginians’ perspective during the 1770’s. Thus, this made the essay less
"Rebel against Rebel: Enslaved Virginians and the Coming of the American Revolution" by Woody Holton discusses how slavery influenced the American Revolution.1 The essay mostly focuses on Virginia's last governor John Murray, the royal earl of Dunmore. He started governing on 1771. In 1774 the Virginians were angry at the British for many things. First, for British placing the intolerable act on the colonies. Second, they were afraid that the British would invade Virginia since they have invaded Massachusetts already. Third, they were angry at Governor Dunmore, a loyalist, who reluctantly stated that he would emancipate the slaves in Virginia when he saw the Virginian white’s rebelling against the British and his decision …show more content…
Mostly, magazines, primary documents like newspapers and letters written by the people living in the colonies and in Britain during the 1770's. However, Holton relied too much on repetitions and rumors. Holton repeatedly stated that there were various rumors of internal insurrections. Holton remarked that Governor Dunmore hid Virginia's Major gunpowder in a warship called 'Magdalen', so the emulation are “out of the reach of patriot militiamen" (Holton)1. This statement is very confusing because this suggest the Governor Dunmore was not a patriot because he was working with the British. However, this was not the case because Holton also mentions that the Governor wanted to ease the tension between the white and the rumored slave’s rioters. Why does the British gets involved with the fight between slaves and slave masters is never mention in Holton’s test. Holton states that there were rumors1 of slave rebellion but does not give enough evidence. He only provides a story of Bowler Cock's slaves who attack a neighbor and three of them got shot by white men who went to stop the slaves¹. Holton's reasoning does not add up because Cock's slaves’ incident occurred in 1769 and the Governor hid the gunpowder in 1775. This makes Holton's argument weaker because a tiny incident from five years ago in 1769 had greatly affected Governor Dunmore’s decision seems ambiguous because other rebellions …show more content…
This is because Holton starts the essay with Joseph Harris' story on how he escaped and found freedom by taking refugee with Governor Dunmore¹. This creates suspense in the reader and makes the reader want to know about Harris' life when he board the 'Fowey'. Holton does a very good job on the conclusion because unlike the long repetitions of body paragraphs, the conclusion is very clear and it sums up the thesis and many of the evidence. Moreover, the point of view is also clear because it shows Governed Dunmore’s perspective, the slaves’ perspective and the White Virginians’ perspective during the 1770’s. Thus, this made the essay less