Student note sheet

1. Name: __________________
Thomas Paine
Guided Notes
Bell Ringer: ___________________________________
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Essential Question: ____________________________
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1. What was one significant difference betweenThomas Paine and the
other Founding Fathers?____________________________________
2.What was Thomas Paine’s first writing in America about?__________
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3. What was the reason “CommonSense” was written?______________
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Bell Ringer-Day 2: ______________________________
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1. What was Thomas Paine’s purpose in traveling with the Continental
Army?_________________________________________________
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2. How many “Crisis” papers did Paine write?_____________________
3. Why was Paine unpopular in Americaat the time of his death?_______
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