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    October 8‚ 2014 Thomas Paine Who was Thomas Paine? Thomas Paine is a British‚ American born on January 29‚ 1737. He was born in Thetford‚ England. He was a political activist‚ philosopher‚ and revolutionist. Throughout his early lifespan‚ he had different jobs but he wasn’t known until he became a journalist. In 1774‚ he moved to America and during his time in Philadelphia‚ he became a journalist. He then published “Common Sense” in 1776 which remains one of the most important documents written

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    American colonist decided to declare their independence from England. A committee of delegates selected from each colony was appointed to write the declaration at the Second Continental Congress. These men consisted of John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Robert Livingston‚ and Roger Sherman. The Declaration consists of three sections‚ the first was‚ “The Preamble”. The Preamble was discusses why the Continental Congress made up the Declaration‚ how we must break the ties with England

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    Thomas Paine started out writing of “Common Sense” discussing the ages of the world when there was no kings‚ which lead to no wars. War began once kings became more common throughout the world. America began to develope with its connection with Great Britain‚ and it blossoms with happiness because of it. Although‚ the European power slowed America’s advancements down‚ but trade progressed. America’s corn sold well in the European markets‚ allowing America to afford imported goods. Thomas explained

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    Common Sense

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    Thomas PaineCommon Sense In the year 1776 Thomas Paine wrote his pamphlet Common Sense to convince the struggling colonists that succession from the British monarchy was not only inevitable‚ but also justified‚ and that it was time for the people of the American colonies to rise up against the British control. At this time the American Revolution had been in progress for about a year and the colonists were divided about what to do. There were Patriots fighting for independence‚ Loyalist who were

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    Common Sense

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    Section 134 Common Sense Paper In the years of 1775 through 1776‚ the American colonies were at the beginning of a war with Great Britain. American loyalists‚ those who supported the King of England‚ believed the colonies should remain loyal to their parent country of Great Britain‚ whereas the American patriots viewed the King of England as a tyrant and the country of Great Britain as betraying the American colonies. In 1776 Thomas Paine‚ a British patriot‚ wrote the political pamphlet‚ Common Sense

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    Thomas Jefferson was born in Albemarle County‚ Virginia‚ in 1743. At that time‚ slavery had been in Virginia almost 75 years (Jefferson’s Views on Slavery). Thomas Jefferson was intelligent and shy‚ however‚ his writing skill was a powerful weapon. In 1774‚ he wrote A Summary View of the Rights of British America. This booklet devoted many ideas for one of his most famous compositions – the Declaration of Independence. It was written in 1776. and this document is about not only human rights but

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    Ms. deborah hodge Thomas Jefferson Dual Credit U.S. History Lisa Russell Thomas Jefferson “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (“Thomas Jefferson Quotes”). Thomas Jefferson included this statement in the Declaration of Independence to help make strides toward separating and gaining independence from Great Britain. The

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    Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America‚ was the lead writer of The Declaration of Independence. This critical letter‚ adopted on July 4‚ 1776‚ was written to King George III of England‚ in a didactic tone‚ addressing the independence of the 13 colonies from their mother country England. Throughout Jefferson’s declaration‚ the use of persuasive appeals and figurative language shows his critical attitude of the King’s treatment of his overseas colonies. Jefferson

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    taxing them despite the fact that they do not have representation in the Parliament.In response to this‚Thomas Paine wrote "The American Crisis" to persuade the colonists to fight for independence. George Washington even read this out loud to his fellow soldiers‚ rallying them to fight the Revolutionary War. There were five issues or events that had caused Thomas Paine to argue for independence. They are the taxes‚(the Sugar Act‚ the Currency Act‚ and the Stamp Act)‚ the fact that the Parliament stated

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    How did an English born man become one of the most influential figures in our nations fight for independence? Common Sense perhaps is not the catchiest of titles‚ but this man caught the attention of an entire nation with his writings. I’m writing about Thomas Paine‚ a man of many talents who found his calling in inspiring the nation to join the revolution. This man was not known to be a writer. Little is known about where he honed his writing skill‚ because it was almost too good to be natural.

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