HW for 12/1

You are to complete the following assignment for Tuesday's class.
Remember, your work is to be your own. If you have any troubles, please feel free to see me. These questions are directly from your book, and submitting work one day late results in a 10% (1 point on a homework assignment) deduction. Copying the work of another student or giving another student your work results in a zero on the assignment and potential disciplinary action. Please see the student handbook for more information. Again, if you are having any problems, please see me.

Read pages 128-133, and answer the following questions:

List the divisions within the Second Continental Congress and give the aim of each faction. How did the factions attempt to gain their ends?

What were the major arguments presented by Thomas Paine in Common Sense?

How did the pamphlet, Common Sense, address the problem of the aim of the war? What was its impact on American opinion?

What were the philosophical roots of the Declaration of Independence? What effect did the Declaration have on the struggle?

What problems did the Americans face in providing the necessary supplies and equipment for the war and in paying for them? How were these problems, at least initially, overcome?