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Name and describe the seven reasons Thomas Paine gives in "Common Sense" for independence?

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Answer:PAINE’S ARGUMENTS IN COMMON SENSE (2)

1

- The monarchy was

depriving the people

of their rights.

- Britain is free because

of the people

- The constitution in

Britain doesn’t have enough freedom between classes

2

- Kings family rules

supreme but they don’t have the right to rule.

- Dividing people into social classes isn’t the natural order and doesn’t lead to prosperity

- Kings got power through bad ways

3

- The monarchy and

succession would lead

to destruction

- Questioning the power

of the king.

- America doesn’t need

Britain.

4

- Britain is the only thing

uniting colonies

- Not all colonists are

English

- People who supported

Britain couldn’t be trusted/had poor judgement

5

- There is no possibility

of reconciliation with

Britain

- Nonviolent British rule

is ineffective

- Colonies can’t make

progress if they remain tied to Britain

Explanation:I saw this in a document on the web

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