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Which idea did Thomas Paine ridicule in his pamphlet Common Sense?
AThe idea of colonial assemblies
BThe idea of hereditary monarchy
CThe idea of a written charter
DThe idea of trial by jury
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The idea of hereditary monarchy
1. Paine reached America from England in 1774 and published his fifty page pamphlet early in 1776.
2. He dared to attack the person of the King himself, which few writers had done.
3. He ridiculed the idea of hereditary monarchy and said one honest man was worth more to society than crowned rulers.
4. The pamphlet helped rally undecided colonists to the cause of separation.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section RESOLUTION STIFFENS_
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