Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine in January of 1776, just prior to the American Revolution. At the time, the American Colonies were governed by a King and Parlament.
Paine suggested separation from England, create a congressional body to represent the people, elections held for president, and urges the transformation of American shipyards to begin building warships to match the British Navy's fleet
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Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense in 1775. He wrote it to refute the monarchy and the British rule in the colonies.
In Thomas Paine's Common Sense, he stated that It was absurd for an island to rule a continent. The colonies were not just British, but a mix of people from all over Europe. Britain was not the â??mother countryâ?? because no mother would treat her children the way Britain did . Distance from Britain made British rule impractical and being a part of Britain would drag America into unnecessary European wars.
Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist and author. Born in 1737. Paine's pamphlet, "Common Sense", advocated American Independence from the King of England and Great Britain.
Common Sense, published in 1776, was written by Thomas Paine. It convinced many Americans that America should separate from Britain and become independent and republican.
that they should have a ruler king or maides
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The Common Sense pamphlet urged the 13 colonies to fight for their independence from Great Britain. It had a wide distribution in meeting places.
The colonies
the colonies got nothing from England.
He wrote Common Sense it was a phamplet about the colonies and how they should separate from the king of england.
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Because the colonies were under the thumb of England, paying them exorbitant taxes, and independence was the best choice for them.
Common Sense was written in the colonies. They read the paper then gave it to their buddy to read, who then gave it to his buddy.
Because it was just common sense for the 13 colonies to fight for independence.
It was written to the British colonies.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense criticized monarchies and convinced many American colonists of the need to break away from Britain.