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Read this quotation.But the most powerful of all arguments is that nothing but independence . . . can keep the peace of the continent and preserve it . . . from civil wars.—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776In this quotation, Paine suggests that independence

A
will prevent Britain from getting into more wars.
B
will help Britain rule the European continent.
C
cannot win a civil war with the colonies.
D
is the only way to keep peace in the colonies.
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Why did members of the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III?

A
They wanted the king to know they were ready to fight a war.
B
They hoped the king would replace Parliament.
C
They wanted to remain loyal to the king.
D
They hoped the king would believe that the colonies could win a war.
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The Siege of Boston, which began in 1775, ended when

A
the Continental army left Boston in March of 1776.
B
the British allowed supplies into the city in March of 1776.
C
the British were forced out of the city in March of 1776.
D
the Olive Branch Petition was sent in July of 1775.
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Read this quotation.A government of our own is our natural right . . . it is infinitely wiser and safer to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power, than to trust such an interesting event to time and chance.—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776In this quotation, Paine recommends

A
refusing to pay taxes to the British government.
B
doing business without regulations.
C
forming a government while the chance exists.
D
leaving American independence to chance.
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Read this quotation.In England a King hath little more to do than to make war and give away places; which, in plain terms, is to empoverish the nation.—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776In this quotation, Paine suggests that the king’s actions

A
make Britain poorer.
B
make Britain look foolish.
C
force Americans to fight in wars.
D
take land from other nations.
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After the Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington as the commander in chief of the Continental army, he

A
led the Americans to victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
B
ended the Siege of Boston, allowing the British to take the city.
C
paid foreign soldiers to fight in battles against the British.
D
organized the American troops, ammunition, and supplies.
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Read this quotation.The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind . . . The laying a Country desolate with Fire and Sword, declaring War against the natural rights of all Mankind . . . is the Concern of every Man to whom Nature hath given the Power of feeling.—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776In this quotation, Paine argues that the American desire for independence is

A
universal, or shared by everyone.
B
only the concern of Britain and the colonies.
C
different from those of people in other countries.
D
too complicated for most people to understand.
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How did the Battle of Bunker Hill impact colonists?

A
Confidence was built as the revolution began.
B
Worries grow as people were unsure of the colonial army’s abilities.
C
High casualty rates weakened the colonial army.
D
Costs increased a new weapons were needed after the loss.
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One reason Common Sense was so accessible to American colonists was that it was

A
only ten pages long.
B
printed in local newspapers.
C
given away for free.
D
written in plain language.
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The main reason Thomas Paine published Common Sense was to

A
persuade Britain that it could not govern the colonies well.
B
let foreign countries know that the colonies were ready to fight Britain.
C
persuade colonists that the colonies should become independent.
D
force Southern colonies to support Northern ones in the coming war.

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