USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THOMAS PAINES COMMON SENSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or false:“Common Sense” and “Crisis Number 1” were written the same year.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1776, Paine wrote The Crisis, Number One, a plain spoken commentary outlining obstacles the colonies faced in the struggle with Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -by Thomas Paine In 1776 Paine wrote Common Sense, an extremely popular and successful pamphlet arguing for Independence from England. The essays collected here constitute Paine’s ongoing support for an independent and self-governing America through the many severe crises of the Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-3: -THE AMERICAN CRISIS, No. 1, 1776 Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly:-It is dearness only that gives every thing its value.

Detailed explanation-4: -His pamphlet Common Sense was written for average Americans and helped spark the Revolutionary War. When the war was underway, he wrote a series of sixteen pamphlets collectively known as The American Crisis, which encouraged Americans to keep fighting for their freedom from England.

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