Chapter 4 Section 2
Declaring Independence
1. Define
a. Common Sense
b. Thomas Paine
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Thomas Jefferson
e. Loyalists
2.
3.
4.
5.
What argument did Thomas Paine present in Common Sense?
Why do you think Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense anonymously?
What was the significance presented in Common Sense?
Who were the members of the committee that was to write a document declaring
the colonies’ independence?
6. What was the significance of the Declaration of Independence?
7. What were the risks in declaring independence?
8. Explain the three main arguments in the Declaration of Independence. 1
paragraph each
9. How would you react if you were a Patriot and your friend was a loyalist?
10. Why do you think the Declaration of Independence did not address the rights of
women, enslaved Africans, and Native Americans?
Chapter 4 Section 2
Declaring Independence
1. Define
a. Common Sense
b. Thomas Paine
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Thomas Jefferson
e. Loyalists
2.
3.
4.
5.
What argument did Thomas Paine present in Common Sense?
Why do you think Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense anonymously?
What was the significance presented in Common Sense?
Who were the members of the committee that was to write a document declaring
the colonies’ independence?
6. What was the significance of the Declaration of Independence?
7. What were the risks in declaring independence?
8. Explain the three main arguments in the Declaration of Independence. 1
paragraph each
9. How would you react if you were a Patriot and your friend was a loyalist?
10. Why do you think the Declaration of Independence did not address the rights of
women, enslaved Africans, and Native Americans?