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Jun 28, 2021 · Learn how Paine's 47-page pamphlet inspired colonial Americans to declare independence from Britain in 1776. Find out his key arguments, his background and his influence on the U.S. Constitution.
Thomas Paine began writing Common Sense in late 1775, and published the 47-page document anonymously in Philadelphia on January 10, 1776. It was soon widely distributed throughout the Thirteen Colonies as a printed pamphlet, and saw immediate success. Common Sense argued: Monarchical rule of the Thirteen Colonies was illogical.
4 days ago · Thomas Paine (born January 29, 1737, Thetford, Norfolk, England—died June 8, 1809, New York, New York, U.S.) was an English-American writer and political pamphleteer whose Common Sense pamphlet and Crisis papers were important influences on the American Revolution.
- Thomas Paine was an English-American writer and political pamphleteer. His Common Sense pamphlet and Crisis papers were important influences on the...
- Thomas Paine arrived in the American colonies in 1774, as the conflict between aggrieved colonists and Britain was reaching its height. After the B...
- English-American writer and political pamphleteer Thomas Paine was born on January 29, 1737, in Thetford, Norfolk, England.
- Thomas Paine died in New York City on June 8, 1809, and was buried in New Rochelle. English political journalist William Cobbett later exhumed Pain...
Common Sense was a pamphlet that argued for American independence from Britain in 1776. It used biblical, historical, and practical arguments to criticize monarchy, aristocracy, and the English constitution, and to propose a new national government for America.
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about Thomas Paine, the English-born writer who advocated American independence in his pamphlet Common Sense. Find out how he influenced the Revolutionary War, the French Revolution and the Enlightenment with his writings.
Nov 13, 2009 · Originally published anonymously, “Common Sense” advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history.
Common sense will tell us, that the power which hath endeavoured to subdue us, is of all others, the most improper to defend us. Conquest may be effected under the pretence of friendship; and ourselves, after a long and brave resistance, be at last cheated into slavery.
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