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It connects Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet Common Sense to the growing decision for separation, then traces the role of Richard Henry Lee’s June 7 resolution and the drafting of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The text explains how Jefferson’s work drew on Enlightenment thought, especially John Locke’s natural rights and social-contract ideas, linking popular consent to the protection of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 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Within three months, it sold 100,000 copies. Paine attacked the idea of a hereditary monarchy, declaring that one honest man was worth more to society than\"all the crowned ruffians that ever lived.\" He presented the alternatives – continued submission to a tyrannical king and anoutworn government, or liberty and happiness as a self-sufficient, independent republic. Circulated throughout the colonies, Common Sense helped to crystallize a decision for separation.  \nThere still remained the task, however, of gaining each colony's approval of a formal declaration. On June 7, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a resolution in the Second Continental Congress, declaring, \"That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states. ...” Immediately, a committee of five, headed by Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, was appointed to draft a document for a vote.  \nLargely Jefferson's work, the Declaration of Independence, adopted July 4,  \n1776, not only announced the birth of a new nation, but also set forth a philosophy of human freedom that would become a dynamic force throughout the entire world. The Declaration drew upon French and English Enlightenment political philosophy, but one influence in particular stands out: John Locke's Second Treatise on Government. Locke took conceptions of the traditional rights of Englishmen and universalized them into the natural rights of all humankind. The Declaration's familiar opening passage echoes Locke's social-contract theory of government:  \nWe hold these truths to be self‑evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.  \n– That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, – That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new  \nFree K-12 Worksheets and More [www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com](www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com)  \nName:   Date:   Class:    \nGovernment, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.  \nJefferson linked Locke's principles directly to the situation in the colonies. To fight for American independence was to fight for a government based on popular consent in place of a government by a king who had\"combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws. ...\" Only a government based on popular consent could secure natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, to fight for American independence was to fight on behalf of one's own natural rights.  \n1. What radical political theorist, who had come to America from England in 1774, published Common Sense in January, 1776?  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n2. What Virginia delegate to the Second Continental Congress introduced aresolution declaring, “That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states”?  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n3. What document, adopted July 4, 1776, set forth a philosophy of human freedom that would become a dynamic force throughout the world?  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n4. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n5. The Declaration of Independence stated that a government based on popular consent could never secure its citizens’natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  \na. True  \nb. False  \nFree K-12 Worksheets and More [www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com](www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com)","cbCaimsWs6YYPoSS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimsWs6YYPoSS","pdf",133967,"English","# Common Sense and Independence\n## Historical context and key arguments\n## Key figures and documents\n## Comprehension questions","[{\"question\":\"Who published Common Sense, and when did it appear in 1776?\",\"answer\":\"Thomas Paine published Common Sense in January 1776.\"},{\"question\":\"What resolution was introduced by Richard Henry Lee on June 7, and in which congress?\",\"answer\":\"Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution in the Second Continental Congress declaring that the United Colonies are and ought to be free and independent states.\"},{\"question\":\"Which document was adopted on July 4, 1776, and who was its primary author?\",\"answer\":\"The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, and its primary author was Thomas Jefferson.\"}]","Common Sense and Independence - Common Sense Independence Questions | PDF",1792382344]