USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When Richard Henry Lee said that he was now “convinced of the necessity of separation", he was describing the influence of which of the following?
A
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
B
Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
C
George III’s rejection of the Olive Branch Petition
D
Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. A Thomas Paines common sense!

Detailed explanation-2: -Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and The Declaration of Independence both speak against the heinous acts committed by the British and the stripping of natural human rights. Some of these natural rights include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Both documents advocate the separation from Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-3: -As Thomas Paine pointed out, common sense dictated America should declare its independence. Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, is a must read for all Americans. It provided the inspiration to hundreds of thousands of our ancestors to declare America’s independence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common Sense was the thought process while The Declaration was the actual start. Common Sense was published in January 1776 to motivate the colonists to go into war. The Declaration was published in July 1776 to be sent to England for the King and parliament to read.

Detailed explanation-5: -We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

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