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Why was Common Sense, a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776, so significant?
  1. Thomas Paine was a high-ranking British officer who actually supported independence.
  2. It outlined the reasons that independence from Great Britain was a logical step.
  3. It outlined the reasons that the colonists should not separate from Great Britain.
  4. It called for removing the Native American threat from the colonies.
Explanation
Answer - B - Common Sense was so significant because it outlined the reasons that independence from Great Britain was the next logical step for the colonies.

Key Takeaway: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was supposed to convince the colonists that it was logical and correct for them to fight for independence from Britain. Paine, a self-educated man, had arrived in the colonies only one year before writing Common Sense, yet he quickly saw the need for colonial independence. By June of 1766, the Second Continental Congress agreed with the new citizen.
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