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In his introduction to Common Sense, what does Paine state he has studiously avoided?

In Phillis Wheatley’s “On Being Brought from Africa to America,” those who view Negroes with a “scornful eye” see their skin color by what adjective?

Which of the following does Paine claim NOT to use in his pamphlet, Common Sense?

When was Wheatley given her freedom?

Who is Bradstreet speaking to in “Before the Birth of One of Her Children”? 

Who is S.M.?

Match the author with the correct description.

What happened to the young man who laughed at the seasick Pilgrims and told them “he hoped to cast half of them overboard before they came to their journey’s end”?

Why were passages censuring English citizens omitted from the final draft of the Declaration?

In “The Flesh and the Spirit,” Spirit thinks about heaven (a higher sphere), while Flesh focuses on ________.