Question

What Enlightenment ideas did Thomas Paine use to justify breaking from Britain in his 1776 pamphlet “Common Sense”?(1 point)
Responses

natural rights
natural rights

freedom from oppression
freedom from oppression

questioning authority
questioning authority

equality

Answer 1

In his 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense," Thomas Paine used the concept of **freedom from oppression** to justify breaking from Britain. He argued that it was unnatural for a small island (Britain) to govern a larger continent (America) and that the colonies should seek independence to escape oppressive rule. While he also touched on ideas like natural rights and questioning authority, the primary emphasis in "Common Sense" was on the necessity of breaking free from oppressive governance.