Cram Course Civics and U.S. History
Cram Course Civics and U.S. History The information presented below is a cram course on Civics, Government, and American History. (Skip the reading and take the CRAM COURSE QUIZ ) During the Revolutionary War (American War for Independence) 1775 - 1783 Common Sense Pamphlet (Document) - A Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, who like many colonials were influenced by writers of the European enlightenment, it questioned the rationality of a small British Island being able to rule the large American Colonies. The pamphlet encourages the colonies to break away from Great Britain in order to establish a representative democratic government. Paine's writing is anti-monarchy Declaration of Independence (Document) - Written by Thomas Jefferson and famously signed by John Hancock, this document represents the colonial view that Britain is responsible for many injuries against their colonies, including, illegal quartering (allowing soldiers to move into private citizens