The Comparison Of Thomas Paine's Common Sense

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Thomas Paine wrote the Pamphlet “Common Sense” in January of 1776, in terms of what was happening during that period of King George III and his unfair ways. Paine wanted to justify and show the significance of why the United States should be independent of England. The publishing of Common Sense was only the first of all of it. In contribution to the many events that led up to the colonists finally wanting to declare independence from Great Britain, he then placed multiple prestigious taxes on the colonists which resulted in many riots and rebellion. In response to the Stamp Act an Extract from Harper’s New Monthly Magazine “Taxation and Representation are inseparable, - Taxation without Representation is Tyranny”. Thomas Paine uses multiple …show more content…

The content of pamphlet excited many and it voiced out opinions that many colonists were afraid to say, therefore they were in favor of the pamphlet and the truth it holds pertaining to the independence from Great Britain. In an article regarding to Paine “The Repercussions of Thomas Paine” one wrote “How is it possible that Thomas Paine, a man of humble Quaker origin, without any particular party to give him a background and support, should have wielded so great an influence upon the political affairs of his day” published in 1792. One can infer that the content and significance of the pamphlet of how it pointed out independence was what caught their attention. With the million copies he sold he never gained from them, he “remained a poor man. Never writing for personal …show more content…

Due to the amount of taxation Great Britain has established on the colonists, majority were not willing to speak up. His pamphlet was published and sold about 120,000 and the numbers arose to millions, but he never made a profit from his selling’s, he still remained poor and continued writing for what he believed in. The pamphlet became significant due to its contents; independence from Great Britain. The series of taxation during the 1760’s created stress on the colonists over time and eventually it led to rebellion and revolt. The significance of the events led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the pamphlet played a large role in establishing and pointing out that the colonists should be independent. The “Crisis” was another one of Paine’s work with love and motivation for the soldiers during their tough time. A reader could infer from Paine’s work that he uses his pamphlets as a tool of motivation to help aide the colonists. The pamphlet was significant because of the role it has played during the fight of the colonists to gain independence. When the delegates from the thirteen colonies met at the Constitutional convention and during the writing of the Declaration of Independence is when the thirteen colonies were newly independent and no longer under British rule, they formed a new

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