Question

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.
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Explanation:

The quotation from John Adams emphasizes that the Revolution was a change in people's minds (ideas, beliefs, principles) before the war started, meaning leaders like Adams valued the ideological change over the battles. The first option says essays like Common Sense were unnecessary, which contradicts the idea of ideological change being important. The third option says revolutionary ideas needed battles, but the quote says the Revolution (ideological) was before the war. So the second option matches: Revolutionary leaders like Adams considered changing ideas and beliefs to be more important than the battles themselves.

Answer:

B. Revolutionary leaders like Adams considered changing ideas and beliefs to be more important than the battles themselves.