What was the intended purpose of revolutionary pamphlets and articles, such as Thomas Paine's Common Sense and "The Crisis, No. 1"?
to argue that the worldwide British colonies should unite and fight back against British domination
to convince the American colonists to declare independence from Britain
to inform the American people about the views and actions of the British Government
to persuade American colonists to seek assistance from members of the British Parliament

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What was the intended purpose of revolutionary pamphlets and articles, such as Thomas Paine's Common Sense and "The Crisis, No. 1"?
to argue that the worldwide British colonies should unite and fight back against British domination
to convince the American colonists to declare independence from Britain
to inform the American people about the views and actions of the British Government
to persuade American colonists to seek assistance from members of the British Parliament