How Did Thomas Paine Encourage The Colonists?

April 19 of 1775 would go on to mark history as the day a nation made up of different ideas, cultures, races, and experiences would unionize to become a perfect union under their own control. The events that precede the shots heard around the world near Lexington and Concord would conjure up a sense of rebellion, tension, and irritability. The colonists, whether divided by loyalists, patriots, or neutralist, turn the tide and revolutionize America. Over the course of the twelve years following the Seven Years War the colonist would grow tired of the sentiments of being solely British subjects and at their beck and call. The most prominent reasons that encouraged the colonist to be in favor of separating from the British regime follow: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, the entitlement for self-governance, and overall
concept of complete freedom to govern in a manner similar to yet, not of the British governing.

Though the war had commenced 9 months prior to the publishing of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, his words would go on to reaffirm those on board with independence and possibly sway the opinions of others on the fence or loyalists.
Some of Thomas Paine’s major points as to why they colonies should disband were the obvious impracticality of a smaller island running colonies significantly larger and more than 3,000 miles away. Colonist all had little connection to their British roots as the landscape became more diversified as time went on and new settlers stuck their claim. Because of the removal of true British impact in the way of life, the inhabitants of America no longer could identify with Britain, so the pressing questioned remained: why stick with them? This “mother” country managed and dealt corruptly since the rise of its reign, and because of this superpower nation having ties and their hands in so many of other countries affairs, often berated their subjects and treated them more as estranged children. Due to their negligence of anyone else's best interest besides their own, England often went to war and shared the debt with their loyal
subjects.

America and its likeness, despite how it came to be, was always a nation of tenacious, diverse, and advancing people. Therefore, it’d be only fitting that they want to revolutionize their way of living by seeking their independence to authoritate their own laws, elect their own legislative, ship to whomever wherever, and choose what to involve themselves with. In conjunction with the many other reasons to leave the British administration, the soon to be Americans carried the same trait as their mother country. The need to be in control and have the capacity to dictate the outcome of their land and people. Gaining their right to self-govern would ensure the possibilities to continue to expand a democracy run off the ideals of different people from different backgrounds.

The initiation of the revolutionary war was a presumptuously quick rise considering the kinship between colonists and the King following the seven years war. After the war, the colonist and the British bonded over the win of new territory and the joining of the two under the same desires. The abrupt decision to go to war consisted of many small inconveniences throughout the years. The principle remains that if they had not gone to war the British could over-assert their authority and continue to neglect, disrespect, and disregard the colonies of their natural rights.