Thomas Paine's Common Sense

question 41

Multiple Choice

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

• A)was read only by a relatively small number of people.
• B)did not criticize the king, only his "wicked counselors."
• C)was written in the language of ordinary men and women.
• D)claimed that it would be foolhardy to declare independence without an army.

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