M 4.3

a 47 page pamphlet arguing against British rule in the colonies

• Common Sense

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Constitution of the United States
• The Bill of Rights

the two sides that emerged in the colonies before the war were Patriots and _________

• Loyalists
• Colonists
• Natives
• Settlers

who urged her husband to "remember the ladies?'

• Martha Washington
• Abigail Adams
• Dolley Madison
• Eleanor Roosevelt

why did Thomas Paine publish Common Sense anonymously?

• He wanted to avoid punishment

• He was not confident about his work
• He wanted to create mystery
• He was not a resident of the country

the main author of the Declaration of Independence

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

which group was not recognized as having rights in the Declaration of Independence??

• men

• lawmakers

• soldiers

• women

the phrase that colonists have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is found in the ________

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• John Locke's enlightment

Colonists, sometimes called Tories, who remained loyal to Britain

• Were called Patriots
• Supported the French Revolution
• Were called Loyalists
• Fought in the American Civil War

According to Jefferson, "unalienable rights" are rights that _____

• are earned

• cannot be denied

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine makes the argument that _________, not Kings and Queens,

should be tasked with making laws for the colonies

• the people
• the church
• the military
• the aristocracy