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What is the Common Sense?
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The Common Sense was a 47 page pamphlet urging separation from Great Britain.
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Who was the author of the Common Sense?
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Thomas Paine.
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In what year was the Common Sense published in?
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January 1776.
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About how many copies did the Common Sense sell?
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Around five hundred thousand copies.
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In what year did the Second Continental Congress form a committee to write a document delcaring independence?
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June 1776.
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Who were the committee members?
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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson.
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