During the time leading up to the Revolution, tensions ran high among both the government and civilians. Factions of groups, Patriots, Rebels and even housewives, were making their voices heard throughout the community. Two of the most powerful writers during the time were Thomas Paine, the son of a Quaker, and Mercy Otis Warren, the daughter of a farmer, attorney, and eventual member of the House of Representatives, Colonel Otis. Although from two separate walks of life, both writers had a hand in shaping America into what she is today.
Thomas Paine 's most memorable works, Common Sense, not only impacted high and lowborn alike, it earned him an honorable spot as one of the Founding Fathers of The United States. In the years after colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in protest for unfair practices at the hands of Britain, Parliament turned to stronger measures to exert control over the infant country of America. The over all mentality of Britain was that “...the colonists had to be taught they were truly subordinate. [1]” This was done by heavy taxes, the prescience of British troops and changes to the rule of law. Understandably, the colonists were on edge, …show more content…
Warren grew up in a household that was rife with political ideology and staunch patriotic views. For Warren, the corruption of men and the intrigue of politics was nothing new for her. Her father, James Otis Sr., having been a judge and an elected House of Representatives official, and heavily invested in the political career of her husband James Warren, it seemed natural that Warren enter the political realm in one way or another. While being an active part of her husbands political career, Warren took up her pen and gave her voice an arena in which she warned her fellow citizens about the absolute corruption of her family 's life long nemesis, Thomas Hutchinson, the newly elected Governor of
Thomas Paine 's most memorable works, Common Sense, not only impacted high and lowborn alike, it earned him an honorable spot as one of the Founding Fathers of The United States. In the years after colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in protest for unfair practices at the hands of Britain, Parliament turned to stronger measures to exert control over the infant country of America. The over all mentality of Britain was that “...the colonists had to be taught they were truly subordinate. [1]” This was done by heavy taxes, the prescience of British troops and changes to the rule of law. Understandably, the colonists were on edge, …show more content…
Warren grew up in a household that was rife with political ideology and staunch patriotic views. For Warren, the corruption of men and the intrigue of politics was nothing new for her. Her father, James Otis Sr., having been a judge and an elected House of Representatives official, and heavily invested in the political career of her husband James Warren, it seemed natural that Warren enter the political realm in one way or another. While being an active part of her husbands political career, Warren took up her pen and gave her voice an arena in which she warned her fellow citizens about the absolute corruption of her family 's life long nemesis, Thomas Hutchinson, the newly elected Governor of