WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Thomas Paines Common Sense urged Colonists to
A
Accept the Albany Plan of Union
B
Persuade France to join the Revolution
C
subject theirselves to the monarchy
D
Fight for independence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Instead, Paine urged Americans to embrace “common sense, ” and trust their own feelings about what was right and just and how the country should be run, just as they did with other everyday decisions. “They recognized themselves in that argument, ” Kaye says.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paine’s arguments were brilliant and straightforward. He argued two main points: 1) America should have independence from England, and 2) the new government should be a democratic republic. Paine avoided flowery language. He wrote like the people spoke, often quoting the Bible in his arguments.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paine played a similar role in the French Revolution to that in the American Revolution. His Common Sense was translated into French and was widely read, which greatly spurred on the forces against monarchy and for democracy.

Detailed explanation-4: -He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic.

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