THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
SONS OF LIBERTY RESISTANCE TO THE STAMP ACT AND BRITISH RULE
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Question
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What was the purpose of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense?
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to recognize all people who played a role in the fight for independence
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to list the atrocities that Parliament had inflicted on the colonies.
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to convince Americans that a complete break with Britain was necessary
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to convince Parliament that the Revolutionary War was pointless
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine collected various moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation.
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