"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine

In this pamphlet, Paine urges the American colonists to fight for independence from Great Britain and form a new government.

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VOCABULARY LISTS IN THIS COLLECTION:

"Introduction"–"Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, with Concise Remarks on the English Constitution"

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- sentiment
- procure
- formidable
- pretension
- usurpation
- censure
- injudicious
- extirpate
- confound
- prudence
- remiss
- propriety
- maxim
- prepossession
"Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession"

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- recourse
- avarice
- impious
- exalt
- encomium
- equivocal
- imposition
- posterity
- depredation
- extant
- insolent
- inducement
- infirmity
- miscreant
- ensue
"Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs"

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- fallacious
- reproach
- renounce
- contention
- espouse
- destitute
- sycophant
- sanguine
- redress
- composedly
- inveterate
- arbitrary
- disquietude
- treacherously
- callous
"Of the Present Ability of America, with Some Miscellaneous Reflexions"

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- concurrence
- grievance
- commerce
- inherent
- insurrection
- concord
- expedience
- expeditiously
- mediator
- breach
- precedent
- manifesto
- denomination