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What is the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
What were the issues that led the colonists to decide it was time to take action in reference the British crown.
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What does No Taxation without Representation mean?
Meanwhile, support for independence grew in the colonies. In January 1776, Thomas Paine published a pamphlet
titled Common Sense. Paine had recently moved to the colonies from Great Britain. He used the ideas of John Locke to
make the case for independence. He argued that common sense called for the colonists to rebel against the kings
violent abuse of power. Paine continued, "The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. . . . We
have it in our power to begin the world over again.
More than 500,000 copies of Common Sense were sold in 1776. By spring more than half the delegates of the Second
Continental Congress favored independence.
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What is the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?
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Who were the members of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence?
Identify the 3 Enlightenment Thinkers that influenced Jefferson and their ideas:
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