MP3 Week 4 - An Important Decision (Grade 6)

Who was Thomas Paine?

• A soldier

• A writer

• A king

• A farmer

In what year did Thomas Paine move from England to Philadelphia?

• 1774

• 1776

• 1783

• 1790

What was the name of Thomas Paine's important pamphlet?

• The Declaration

• Common Sense

• The Constitution

• The Federalist Papers

Why did Paine write pamphlets instead of books?

• Books were too expensive

• He didn't like books

• Pamphlets were more popular

• He couldn't write books.

Fill in the blank: Paine's pamphlet said the new country should not have a ____.

• President

• King

• Government

• Governor

When was Common Sense published?

• January 1776

• March 1776

• July 1776

• December 1776

How many copies of Common Sense were sold by March 1776?

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 120,000

• 150,000

Who was NOT mentioned as attending the meeting of representatives?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Fill in the blank: The representatives decided to declare ____.

• War

• Peace

• Independence

• Alliance

What did Thomas Jefferson write?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• The Bill of Rights