Question 16 of 20
Which statement best completes the diagram to show the events that led to
the writing of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine's
Common Sense is
published.
Town hall
meetings call for
independence
from Great
Britain.
?
A. Colonists gather in large numbers to agree to a mass boycott of
all British imported goods.
B. Thomas Jefferson argues for a document that outlines a
republican form of government.
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C. Patriots organize Committees of Correspondence to outline
grievances against Britain.
D. Leaders at the Second Continental Congress decide to decla
independence from Britain.