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Question 10 • Civics and Government

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense pushed for a more radical solution than the First Continental Congress did in resolving issues of British rule. What was Paine’s solution?

Answer
A
moving inland, beyond British territory
B
declaring independence
C
invading Britain
D
declaring war on Britain

Explanation

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that the colonies should break from Britain and govern themselves. His proposed solution was declaring independence, a more radical step than the First Continental Congress’s efforts to seek a resolution while remaining under British rule. Declaring war was not the specific solution Paine advocated in the pamphlet.

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