USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

I wrote a best selling pamphlet called “Common Sense". This piece of literature easily explained the reasons for war in simple terms to the Colonists. Who am I?

A	Thomas Jefferson
B	Samuel Adams
C	Marquis de Lafayette
D	Thomas Paine

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Common Sense is a pamphlet (short book) written by Thomas Paine. It was first published on January 10, 1776. Paine wrote the pamphlet to change the minds of people who wanted to peacefully settle their differences with the British government to fight for independence instead.

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