Similarities Between Common Sense And The Declaration Of Independence

Both Common Sense by Thomas Paine and The Declaration of Independence originated during the year 1776 when the idea of going to war with the Britain to gain independence from the Crown was brewing throughout the colonies. Notably, fighting already plagued America soil before either of these works were published. Both the battles of Lexington and Concord, the first time the Americans and British engaged in formal warfare, and Bunker Hill, the attack of a colonist’s stronghold on Breed’s Hill, took place in 1775. At this point though, independence was still not declared and this is because some colonists still thought they could reconcile with the Crown. Many still felt loyal to the Crown due to their British heritage and the protection they
acquired from the British; however, they still saw the need for a change in which the colonies and Parliament interacted together. In attempts to establish peace with Britain, congress sent King George the third an “Olive Branch Petition”; which, he rejected and declared the colonies in rebellion with the Parliament’s Prohibitory Act.