Question

What was the major impact of the publication of Common Sense?

A) It shifted the terms of debate over independence to the value of forming a new nation.

B) It convinced Britons of the appropriateness of the Revolution.

C) The sales supported the finances of the Second Continental Congress.

Answer 1

When it was published, it fundamentally changed the colonists' perspective of Britain as it advocated independence for the American colonies that were under the Crown.

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When it was published, it fundamentally changed the colonists' perspective of Britain as it advocated independence for the American colonies that were under the Crown.

Answer 2

'Common Sense,' published in 1776, inspired American colonists to declare independence from England. And even after the victory over the British, Paine's influence persisted, and some of his ideas found their way into the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

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