Thomas Paine's Common Sense: In America The Law Is Kking?
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Thomas Paine explained in his pamphlet, Common Sense, how “in America THE LAW IS KING” (Henrietta, 158). These letters are capitalized to signify how the Patriots take their written rules seriously. This was the result of Great Britain and its enforcement of such subjugated laws. In the colonies, the colonizer’s rules were not fair. In effect, it leads the American colonists to protest; The American’s determination for equality as shown in their protests contributed to American’s Independence. Protests were, at the start, a way to show how frustrated the colonists were at the British government. In 1773 the British Parliament passed the Tea Act. It significantly raised taxes on the popular drink. At this point, tensions between the colonists and Britain simmered down after years of boycotts over raised taxes and what seemed like “political slavery” (Yazawa, …show more content…
Dressed ups as Indians, they sneaked into ships carrying the tea and threw it out into the ocean; this was known as the Boston Tea Party. In this particular account, the narrator described how cooperative he was with the other “Indians” (Yazawa, 118). He “readily submitted” (Yazawa, 118) to his commander for that night. He just met that man, plus his accomplices, that very evening but they were able to sabotage the most expensive crop of their time. Their determination aided in their cooperation, even if some of them never learned each other’s name (Yazawa, 118) after that night. This humongous protest would not only deeply anger their British brethren, but gain support and sympathy from other colonies in the aftermath. The Bostonian’s will was clearly sending a message: Great Britain is unfair and we need to do something about it. Thus, a network was beginning to develop around the colonies that would aid in the future
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how thomas paine explained that "in america the law is king" in his pamphlet, common sense. the colonizer's rules were not fair, leading the american colonists to protest.
- Analyzes how the british parliament passed the tea act in 1773, which raised taxes on the popular drink. the colonists saw it as a threat of economic monopoly.
- Analyzes how the bostonians were recorded saying, "let every man do his duty, and be true to his country." they had to do things their own way since their supposed government was not listening to their complaints.
- Analyzes how thomas paine explained that "in america the law is king" in his pamphlet, common sense. the colonizer's rules were not fair, leading the american colonists to protest.
- Analyzes how the british parliament passed the tea act in 1773, which raised taxes on the popular drink. the colonists saw it as a threat of economic monopoly.
- Analyzes how the bostonians were recorded saying, "let every man do his duty, and be true to his country." they had to do things their own way since their supposed government was not listening to their complaints.
- Narrates how the boston tea party acted against the british crown by sabotage of the most expensive crop of their time.
- Explains that while most bostonians involved in the tea party were men, women also hopped on the protesting bandwagon.
- Explains that the women's contribution in the boycott of tea was a huge success. by "denying" themselves of drinking tea, the overall townshend boycott would fail and the british would not receive any more money.
- Analyzes how thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence in response to thomas paine's common sense and the cooperation of patriots all over the colonies. jefferson established enlightenment ideals to support independence from britain.
- Analyzes how jefferson wrote that the right of the people to alter or abolish any government that is "destructive" was harming the colonies politically and economically. the declaration strengthens the american's demand for full independence.
- Explains that the independence war ended in 1783 and independence was assured. the cooperation and purpose for protest after protest ignited the american sense of self that contributed to their win.
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- Analyzes how paine starts the pamphlet by deciphering the difference between government and society.
- Analyzes how paine discusses the actual problems going on with the colonies. he starts by discussing the misconceptions many have about great britain's rule.
- Analyzes how paine believes independence should be fought for immediately. he rationalizes by saying since the colonies are small in size, they are more united, which gives them an edge if they were to go to battle.
- Explains that common sense was the start of a revolution that would change everything forever. paine's words did so much for the colonies and are still helping people today.
- Analyzes how paine's discussion of government in common sense made them think about how we need fair representation for everybody.
- Explains that they didn't fully understand great britain's unfair treatment of the colonies until reading common sense. reading the point of view of someone living during this time puts everything in a new perspective.
- Opines that reading this pamphlet made them realize that "one person can change the world," is actually reasonable. thomas paine wasn't the whole reason for the revolt on great britain, but it did start people thinking about the unjust ways they were being treated.
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