Common Sense was an instant
best-seller. Published in January 1776 in Philadelphia, nearly 120,000 copies
were in circulation by April. Paine's brilliant arguments were straightforward.
He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the
creation of a democratic republic. Paine avoided flowery prose. He wrote in the
language of the people, often quoting the Bible in his arguments. Most people
in America had a working knowledge of the Bible, so his arguments rang true.
Paine was not religious, but he knew his readers were. King George was
"the Pharaoh of England" and "the Royal Brute of Great
Britain." He touched a nerve in the American countryside.
How did the delegates of the Second Continental Congress prepare for peace and war at the same time? Strengthening the local militias into a real Continental Army. George Washington was named as the commander in chief. They sent King George another appeal for peace called the Olive Branch Petition.
When Dwight Eisenhower became the president of the United States, he mainly emphasized the importance of army intelligence, due to this, he focuses on innovating technologies to enable the Central Intelligence Agency to gather more information about the USSR and its allies during the course of the Cold War.
Answer:
False.
Explanation:
Book of Exodus, in the Bible, is the book which accounts the coming out of Israelites from Egyptian slavery. This exodus was led by Moses, chosen and appointed by God (Yahweh).
<u>In chapter 20 of Exodus, verse 3 states the commandment given by Lord God (Yahweh) to </u><u><em>'have no other gods before Him.' </em></u><u>This commandment does demand exclusive covenant loyalty. Disobedience of this commandment is considered idolatry, despised by Yahweh. The further verse states that worshipping other gods before Yahweh makes Him jealous, just as in the relationship between a husband and wife</u>.
Thus the given statement is <u><em>false</em></u>, as Yahweh does demand exclusive covenant loyalty.
Pontiac failed to capture the more important British outposts and the British defeated them