The main reason Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense was to persuade Britain that it could not govern the colonies well.
let foreign countries know that the colonies were ready to fight Britain.
persuade colonists that the colonies should become independent.
Force Southern colonies to support Northern ones in the coming war.

Which of the following scenarios best shows the relationship between personal and civic responsibility? tara stays home on friday night to babysit her sister instead of going to a movie with her friends. theo asks neighbors to sign a petition asking the city council to lower the speed limit in their neighborhood to make it safer for children. natalie watches a presidential debate with her parents in order to complete a homework assignment for school. nick’s scout troop adopts a section of highway in their community to keep free from litter.

George h. w. bush a) hosted the dayton peace talks b) lost support when he agreed to new taxes c) was president when the soviet union collapsed d) ordered relief aid to rwandan refugees

What motive did the federalists have for pushing the alien act through congress in 1798? a. the new law made immigrants pay higher taxes, which the federalists hoped would be used to pay the national debt and fund the military. b. the new law denied immigrants the right to vote because many immigrants supported thomas jefferson and the republicans. c. the new law required business owners to hire illegal aliens who hated the liberal republicans. d. the new law made immigrants wait 14 years before becoming citizens, a move the federalists hoped would keep them from voting for years. select the best answer from the choices provided abcd