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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.

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After the Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington as the commander in chief of the Continental army, he

led the Americans to victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

ended the Siege of Boston, allowing the British to take the city.

paid foreign soldiers to fight in battles against the British.

organized the American troops, ammunition, and supplies.

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