Each side loyalist and patriot, is waiting for the great clash that will decide their fate. A British victory would likely end the war and return the colonies to the king. A continental win could set the colonies free at stake Liberty. The word that has been in colonial ears is the outset of the year when a pamphlet sent American ablaze. Finally, someone has given the colonist a vocabulary of revolution but who is the author? In Philadelphia, in 1776 the words come anonymously from the most unlikely source because the author did not want to get tossed into jail for speaking out against British rule in America. Not a leading American but a young immigrant starting his life over in the new world. He comes from England with little money, scant
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This grow into a revolution that would change the world the author of the “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine. Thomas pain did not amount to much in England through he tried his hand at everything. He had been a house servant, a Merchant marine and even a corset maker in each of these pursuits he would fail. Paine would discover himself in Philadelphia; like many immigrants it became his blank slate, his chance to start over. It is this same spirit pain sees in America, restless, searching ambitious the raw makings of a new world without the burden of kings. It is a vision Paine turns into 46 simple pages, plain enough for every farmer, fishmonger, or founding father to understand he calls it “Common Sense.” “Common Sense sold 120,000 copies in its first three months in print” (Berkin, 119). Colonist now contemplate the once unthinkable breaking with the king of England. Thomas Pain has finally told then what to do begin a new world, begin …show more content…
In the begging of 1776, there was a small percentage of people that were really advocating independence, and small percentage that did not want independence and a large percentage that just were not sure. Yet, was has already started Thomas Paine writes and publishes his work, which ends up being a huge success. “Common Sense was written in a sermon style, so it was relatable the average person could read it and understand. First, “common sense” was written anonymously because it was treason. Thomas Paine support the war and he is going to give all the profits to Washington’s continental army. In many ways not only does “Common Sense bring the American people into agreement with revolution but it really helps support the war effort. Essentially Thomas Paine is making an argument in favor of democracy. Paine wanted and thought that all men should be equal. Paine also said that based on the time revolution was correct, and winnable. Basically, he is saying that democracy is best, all men are equal with is what democracy is about, and that we as people can win. His goal in writing “Common Sense” is proving to the American people that war is not just correct but
This grow into a revolution that would change the world the author of the “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine. Thomas pain did not amount to much in England through he tried his hand at everything. He had been a house servant, a Merchant marine and even a corset maker in each of these pursuits he would fail. Paine would discover himself in Philadelphia; like many immigrants it became his blank slate, his chance to start over. It is this same spirit pain sees in America, restless, searching ambitious the raw makings of a new world without the burden of kings. It is a vision Paine turns into 46 simple pages, plain enough for every farmer, fishmonger, or founding father to understand he calls it “Common Sense.” “Common Sense sold 120,000 copies in its first three months in print” (Berkin, 119). Colonist now contemplate the once unthinkable breaking with the king of England. Thomas Pain has finally told then what to do begin a new world, begin …show more content…
In the begging of 1776, there was a small percentage of people that were really advocating independence, and small percentage that did not want independence and a large percentage that just were not sure. Yet, was has already started Thomas Paine writes and publishes his work, which ends up being a huge success. “Common Sense was written in a sermon style, so it was relatable the average person could read it and understand. First, “common sense” was written anonymously because it was treason. Thomas Paine support the war and he is going to give all the profits to Washington’s continental army. In many ways not only does “Common Sense bring the American people into agreement with revolution but it really helps support the war effort. Essentially Thomas Paine is making an argument in favor of democracy. Paine wanted and thought that all men should be equal. Paine also said that based on the time revolution was correct, and winnable. Basically, he is saying that democracy is best, all men are equal with is what democracy is about, and that we as people can win. His goal in writing “Common Sense” is proving to the American people that war is not just correct but