"the revolution was effected before the war commenced. the revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations…. this radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people was the real american revolution." —john adams, second president of the united states what is the meaning of this quotation? essays like common sense were unnecessary because the war would have happened anyway. revolutionary leaders like adams considered changing ideas and beliefs to be more important than the battles themselves. revolutionary ideas like those expressed in paine’s writings would not have been possible without the actual battles of the revolutionary war.

Use the dictionary entry for crude to answer the question crude use context clues to choose the sentence that best uses the fourth definition of the word crude. crude ['krüd) adj from latin crudus 1. the quality of being unchanged from the original state 2. the quality of being primitive or uncultured 3. the quality of being obvious 4. the quality of being rough in execution rather than being subtle, selma was rather crude in the way she conducted herself at the meeting. elijah and his brother quickly built a crude shelter that would keep them warm and dry through the night. thelma's knowledge of art and poetry showed the rest of the diners that she was far from crude. there was oil to be found on the property, but it was crude and would need to be processed. mark this and return save and exit next submit