SS Do Now 1-8-25

Who was the target audience for Common Sense?

• British citizens

• American colonists

• Irish rebels

• None of the above

What were the two main points argued by Thomas Paine in Common Sense?

• Independence from England and the creation of a monarchy

• Independence from England and the creation of a democratic republic

• Independence from England and the establishment of a dictatorship

• Independence from England and the establishment of an oligarchy

Does not want independence from Britain

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Wants independence from Britain

• loyalists

• patriots

• red coats

• none of these

Match the following

• Loyalists

• Common Sense

• Colonists should be loyal to Britain

• people who wanted the American colonies to gain independence from Great Britain

• Patriots

• Plain Truth

• wrote Common Sense

• Thomas Paine

• Colonists should be independent

• people who wanted to remain under Great Britain's control