Common Sense Summary By Thomas Paine

Common Sense pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in January 1776. Common Sense was written for the colonist in an effort for a prompt declaration of independence. Paine agues in his writings the cruelties involved in their history and its policy of the British government and constitution. Paine provided convincing details of why the colonies should isolate themselves from Britain, to spark doubt in minds of the colonists so this land could be lead independent from the British rule and allow a new set of laws governed by elected officials.
Paine addresses the way the British government, through a series of conflicts in the prior year, 1775, had seized cities in the north to lay claim to the British monarchy. At this point the American colonies