DBQ There was significant diversity in the opinions held by the colonists of America regarding British rule just prior to 1776. The colonists shared their individual opinions on this matter through symbolic acts like the Boston Tea Party, and through printed material like Thomas Paine's Common Sense. This diversity of opinion was probably responsible for why it took so long ... and deed in an effort to sway the majority is what our society was founded upon. That's what Democracy is all about. And that's why our country has endured. It doesnt matter if you are a Patriot, a Tory, or a neutrali...

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