Using your knowledge of American History, which of these events had YET to occur when Paine wrote Common Sense?

Question

Using your knowledge of American History, which of these events had YET to occur when Paine wrote Common Sense?

Responses

A the Boston Tea Party

B the battles of Lexington and Concord

C the writing of the Declaration of Independence

D the convening of the Second Continental Congress

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) the writing of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was written and adopted on July 4, 1776, which was over six months after Thomas Paine's publication of Common Sense in January 1776.