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Question 0

Major points of Common Sense

Answer 0

1) Hereditary rulers are bogus - King is a brute
2) Republicanism
3) Economic Advantages

Question 1

Thomas Paine

Answer 1

author of Common Sense in Jan. 1776

Question 2

Drafting the Declaration: who wrote it?

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

Drafting the Declaration: who meets and where?

Answer 3

Continental Congress; Philadelphia

Question 4

Thomas Jefferson’s influences for the Declaration:

Answer 4

John Locke - Natural Rights of Man (Life, Liberty, Property/Pursuit of Happiness) and Social Contract - Montesquieu

Question 5

Parts of the Declaration

Answer 5

• Preamble: Introduction
• Declaration of Rights: The “Law”
• List of Grievances: The “Crime”
• Revolution of Independence: The “Sentence”