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What was Common Sense?
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a 47 page pamphlet published in January 1776 that urged separation from Great Britain
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Thomas Paine was the author of this pamphlet
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Who was Thomas Jefferson?
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a member of the committee for the Second Continental Congress and created the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
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declaration of independence
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What was the Declaration of Independence?
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it formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britain
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"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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Who or what were the Patriots?
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colonists who chose to fight for independence against Great Britain
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fighting
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Who or what were Loyalists?
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those who remained loyal to Great Britain
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Tories
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