In 1775 and early 1776, why were the military and political sides of the revolution not aligned on independence? who were the moderates on each side, and how did they propose to solve the conflict? how did george iii and thomas paine convince americans of the need for independence? what made john adams a "conservative revolutionary," or "responsible revolutionary"? how did he plot the course for declaring independence? the argument that governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed illuminated the lack of rights of which groups?