THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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negotiate an end to the conflict with England
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form an alliance with England
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declare independence from England
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boycott goods from England
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Detailed explanation-1: -"I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to show a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge; not a single advantage is derived” I challenge anyone wanting us to make peace with England to tell us one good reason why.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Thomas Paine wrote about reconciliation in Common Sense, he was referring to the prospect of reconciliation with Britain. In 1776, the colonies had assembled the Second Continental Congress to debate the colonies’ response to England’s actions to temper tax disputes with the colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Common Sense, Paine argued that it was absurd for an island to rule a Continent, that America could avoid European conflicts by being free of Great Britain, that London was too far from America to rule it, and that the King and Parliament would inevitably rule for Britains benefit, not Americas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Absolute governments (tho’ the disgrace of human nature) have this advantage with them, that they are simple; if the people suffer, they know the head from which their suffering springs, know likewise the remedy, and are not bewildered by a variety of causes and cures.