How Did Thomas Paine Developed In The Colonies

Thomas Paine came from a small income home, his father Joseph was a craftsman, while Thomas Jefferson’s father patented 1,000-acre land which became Monticello. In school Paine was more interested in politics and poetry than any other subjects. When Jefferson was 17 he was a Scholar and attended the College of William and Mary. By the age of 13, Paine left school behind to work with his father in their family’s business. Later Paine worked low paying jobs making him move from place to place, while Jefferson moved around to gain knowledge form money inherited form his parents. I think that It was an advantage that Paine was not born in the colonies because Paine experienced the struggle of poverty and the struggle to get out of poverty.