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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THOMAS PAINES COMMON SENSE

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Base your answer on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.. . . I challenge the warmest advocate [supporter]for reconciliation, to shew [show], a singleadvantage that this continent can reap [gain], bybeing connected with Great Britain. I repeat thechallenge, not a single advantage is derived[acquired]. Our corn will fetch its price in anymarket in Europe, and our imported goods mustbe paid for, buy them where we will. . . .-Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776This speaker is most likely opposed to
A
mercantilism
B
capitalism
C
direct democracy
D
representative government
Explanation: 

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paine’s brilliant arguments were straightforward. He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -How does Paine ask you to prepare yourself for his “common sense” arguments? Be willing to put aside pre-conceived notions, he says, and judge his arguments on their own merits.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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