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Who is the author of the book Common Sense? What did the book do?
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The anonymous author of the book Common Sense is Thomas Paine. The book urged separation from great Britain,cried out to tyranny, and became very known.
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Who were the committee members?
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The committee members were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. Jefferson was the documents main author.
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What did the Declaration of Indepedence do? When was it aprroved? Who aprroved it?
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The Declaration of Indepedence formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britain. It was approved on July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
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Who were the two sides of the the Declaration of Independence?
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The two sides were the Patriots who chose to fight for independence, and the loyalists, which were those who remained loyal to Great Britain, and were also called the Tories.
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Who did the Declaration of Independence ignore?
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The Declaration of Independence ignored the rights of women, and it didn't recognize the rights of enslaved African Americans.
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