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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

refusing to pay taxes to the British government.

doing business without regulations.

forming a government while the chance exists.

leaving American independence to chance.

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Why did members of the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III?

They wanted the king to know they were ready to fight a war.

They hoped the king would replace Parliament.

They wanted to remain loyal to the king.

They hoped the king would believe that the colonies could win a war.

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine described a way for

the Continental army to win the war.

the king to govern the colonies fairly.

the colonies to form a government.

the merchants to make more money.

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

universal, or shared by everyone.

only the concern of Britain and the colonies.

different from those of people in other countries.

too complicated for most people to understand.

How did the Battle of Bunker Hill impact colonists?

Confidence was built as the revolution began.

Worries grow as people were unsure of the colonial army’s abilities.

High casualty rates weakened the colonial army.

Costs increased a new weapons were needed after the loss.

An accomplishment of George Washington after the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 was to

capture the city of Boston within a few weeks.

buy ammunition for future battles.

teach the Continental army discipline.

draft the Olive Branch Petition.

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

make Britain poorer.

make Britain look foolish.

force Americans to fight in wars.

take land from other nations.

Soon after the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, George Washington

became commander of the American army and began to organize it.

resigned as president of the colonies so he could take over the army.

attended the Second Continental Congress to declare war on Britain.

launched a second attack on Bunker Hill and took control of the hill.

One reason Common Sense was so accessible to American colonists was that it was

only ten pages long.

printed in local newspapers.

given away for free.

written in plain language.

The Siege of Boston, which began in 1775, ended when

the Continental army left Boston in March of 1776.

the British allowed supplies into the city in March of 1776.

the British were forced out of the city in March of 1776.

the Olive Branch Petition was sent in July of 1775.

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

will prevent Britain from getting into more wars.

will help Britain rule the European continent.

cannot win a civil war with the colonies.

is the only way to keep peace in the colonies.

Thomas Paine argued in Common Sense that

colonists should not have to pay taxes to the British.

all types of government are unreasonable.

monarchy is a dangerous type of government.

the British should overthrow their king.

Read this quotation.I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation to show a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. . . . Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe.—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776One argument for independence in this quotation is that

Britain’s taxes are too high.

Britain is isolating the colonies.

the colonies do not need Britain.

Britain is taking American property.

refusing to pay taxes to the British government.

doing business without regulations.

forming a government while the chance exists.

leaving American independence to chance.

The main reason Thomas Paine published Common Sense was to

persuade Britain that it could not govern the colonies well.

let foreign countries know that the colonies were ready to fight Britain.

persuade colonists that the colonies should become independent.

force Southern colonies to support Northern ones in the coming war.

The Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 was considered a victory for the Continental army because

the Americans maintained their control of Bunker Hill.

the British army sustained heavy casualties.

the Americans forced British soldiers to retreat to Boston.

the British army was forced to use most of its ammunition.