Which of the following statements regarding Thomas Paine's Common Sense is accurate?
A) ?It convinced the American public of the need for independence.
B) ?It sold more than 100,000 copies in a few months.
C) ?It borrowed heavily from the Declaration of Independence.
D) ?All of these
E) ?Only A and B
E
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A. established poll taxes. B. made lynching a legal and permissible activity. C. legalized segregation. D. instituted literacy tests at polling places.