Common sense Flashcards
1
Q
Common sense Published…
A
by Thomas Paine in 1776
2
Q
What common sense did.
A
translated the Enlightenment Ideas for colonists, presented in simple understandable language
3
Q
What common sense was about
A
Problems of the monarch,
Analysis of colonial situation,
Future prospects of America
4
Q
“socirty is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness”
A
Society is there to promote our happiness and Government to stop us from being bad.
5
Q
“shuts him [the king] from teh world, yet.. requiers him to know it thorougly”
A
Kings have no idea about the real world but they have full power to make decisions
6
Q
“made kings more subtle – not more just”
A
The king uses parliment to justify his actions, not to be “better”
