document a (modified)\nthe true interest of america impartially stated, 1776\nsuppose we were to revolt from…

document a (modified)\nthe true interest of america impartially stated, 1776\nsuppose we were to revolt from great britain, declare ourselves\nindependent, and set up a republic of our own—what would be the\nconsequence? my blood runs chill when i think of the calamities, the\ncomplicated evils that must follow. . .\ndevastation and ruin must mark the progress of this war along the\nsea coast of america. so far, britain has not exerted her power. her\nnumber of troops and ships of war here at present, is very little more\nthan she judged necessary in time of peace. . .\nbut as soon as we declare independence, ruthless war, with all its\naggravated horrors, will ravage our once happy land. our seacoasts\nand ports will be ruined, and our ships taken. torrents of blood will be\nspilled, and thousands reduced to beggary and wretchedness.\nby declaring independence, we would instantly lose all assistance\nfrom our friends in england. they will stop saying anything in our\nfavour, for they would be seen as rebels, and treated accordingly.\nthe only european power from which we can possibly receive\nassistance, is france. but france is now at peace with great britain;\nand is it possible that france would interrupt that peace, and risk\nanother war with england, from a disinterested motive of aiding and\nprotecting these colonies?\nvocabulary\ncalamity: disaster\ndisinterested: not motivated by personal interest\ntorrents: streams\nsource: charles inglis, anglican minister, wrote a pamphlet in response to\nthomas paine’s “common sense,” entitled “the true interest of america\nimpartially stated, 1776.” impartial means fair or objective.

document a (modified)\nthe true interest of america impartially stated, 1776\nsuppose we were to revolt from great britain, declare ourselves\nindependent, and set up a republic of our own—what would be the\nconsequence? my blood runs chill when i think of the calamities, the\ncomplicated evils that must follow. . .\ndevastation and ruin must mark the progress of this war along the\nsea coast of america. so far, britain has not exerted her power. her\nnumber of troops and ships of war here at present, is very little more\nthan she judged necessary in time of peace. . .\nbut as soon as we declare independence, ruthless war, with all its\naggravated horrors, will ravage our once happy land. our seacoasts\nand ports will be ruined, and our ships taken. torrents of blood will be\nspilled, and thousands reduced to beggary and wretchedness.\nby declaring independence, we would instantly lose all assistance\nfrom our friends in england. they will stop saying anything in our\nfavour, for they would be seen as rebels, and treated accordingly.\nthe only european power from which we can possibly receive\nassistance, is france. but france is now at peace with great britain;\nand is it possible that france would interrupt that peace, and risk\nanother war with england, from a disinterested motive of aiding and\nprotecting these colonies?\nvocabulary\ncalamity: disaster\ndisinterested: not motivated by personal interest\ntorrents: streams\nsource: charles inglis, anglican minister, wrote a pamphlet in response to\nthomas paine’s “common sense,” entitled “the true interest of america\nimpartially stated, 1776.” impartial means fair or objective.

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The document is about the American Revolution era, discussing the implications of declaring independence from Great Britain. It involves historical analysis of political and social events of 1776, so the subfield of History (under Social Science) is the most applicable as it deals with the study of past events, especially political history of the American colonies' relationship with Britain.

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Social Science - History