USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, was written to:
A
encourage colonists to declare their independence
B
help fund the Lewis and Clark expedition
C
tell the colonists they had no sense in America
D
help the French win the French and Indian War
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -How Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ Helped Inspire the American Revolution. The 47-page pamphlet took colonial America by storm in 1776 and made critical arguments for declaring independence from England.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common Sense made a clear case for independence and directly attacked the political, economic, and ideological obstacles to achieving it. Paine relentlessly insisted that British rule was responsible for nearly every problem in colonial society and that the 1770s crisis could only be resolved by colonial independence.

Detailed explanation-4: -He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic. Paine avoided flowery prose. He wrote in the language of the people, often quoting the Bible in his arguments. Most people in America had a working knowledge of the Bible, so his arguments rang true.

Detailed explanation-5: -Paine’s arguments were brilliant and straightforward. He argued two main points: 1) America should have independence from England, and 2) the new government should be a democratic republic. Paine avoided flowery language. He wrote like the people spoke, often quoting the Bible in his arguments.

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