Summary Of Common Sense By Thomas Pa
Summary of “Common Sense”, by Thomas Paine
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. The pamphlet itself was written in the year of 17751776. The pamphlet was intended to inspire the people of the
Thirteen Colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain and to fight for it too.
Paine anonymously published (because the pamphlet had treasonable content) the pamphlet on January 10, 1776. It immediately became a sensation; it almost instantly sold 100,000 copies and was read in taverns and at gatherings across the country, even George
Washington read it to his troops. The pamphlet explained in clear and concise languages the advantages and disadvantages of being independent of Britain versus being colonies of Britain. Paine wrote and reasoned in a way in which all could understand, even the illiterate that had the pamphlet read to them. He had seven main reasons for independence from Britain:
● It was simply crazy for an island to rule a continent.
● America was not a "British nation"; but was composed of cultures and peoples from all of Europe.
● Even if Britain were the "mother country" of America, that made her actions all the more terrible, for no mother would harm her children.
● Being a part of Britain would drag America into unnecessary European wars, and keep her from the international commerce at which America excelled.
● The distance between the two nations made governing the colonies from England unpractical. If a complaint or a concern were presented to Parliament, it would take a year before the colonies received a response.
● The New World was discovered shortly before the Reformation. The Puritans believed that God wanted to give them a safe haven from the persecution of the
British.
● Britain ruled the colonies for her own benefit, and did not consider the best interests of the colonists in governing Britain. There were two reasons why his pamphlet was so successful. First, no writing had
ever
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. The pamphlet itself was written in the year of 17751776. The pamphlet was intended to inspire the people of the
Thirteen Colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain and to fight for it too.
Paine anonymously published (because the pamphlet had treasonable content) the pamphlet on January 10, 1776. It immediately became a sensation; it almost instantly sold 100,000 copies and was read in taverns and at gatherings across the country, even George
Washington read it to his troops. The pamphlet explained in clear and concise languages the advantages and disadvantages of being independent of Britain versus being colonies of Britain. Paine wrote and reasoned in a way in which all could understand, even the illiterate that had the pamphlet read to them. He had seven main reasons for independence from Britain:
● It was simply crazy for an island to rule a continent.
● America was not a "British nation"; but was composed of cultures and peoples from all of Europe.
● Even if Britain were the "mother country" of America, that made her actions all the more terrible, for no mother would harm her children.
● Being a part of Britain would drag America into unnecessary European wars, and keep her from the international commerce at which America excelled.
● The distance between the two nations made governing the colonies from England unpractical. If a complaint or a concern were presented to Parliament, it would take a year before the colonies received a response.
● The New World was discovered shortly before the Reformation. The Puritans believed that God wanted to give them a safe haven from the persecution of the
British.
● Britain ruled the colonies for her own benefit, and did not consider the best interests of the colonists in governing Britain. There were two reasons why his pamphlet was so successful. First, no writing had
ever