THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THOMAS PAINES COMMON SENSE
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Question
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President John Adams said “Without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain". What does the pen represent here?
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Peace and Democracy
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Violence and Authoritative Government
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Impulsivity and Violence
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Peace but Authoritative Government
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Written by Thomas Paine, an unknown Englishman who had emigrated only fifteen months earlier, it burst upon the scene like a meteor-a “disastrous meteor, ” wrote John Adams, who felt Paine’s inflammatory call for independence would undermine the deliberative work of the Continental Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Common Sense” is credited as playing a crucial role in convincing colonists to take up arms against England. In it, Paine argues that representational government is superior to a monarchy or other forms of government based on aristocracy and heredity.
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