Thomas Paine's View Of American Independence

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was an influential pamphlet that inspired most American colonists to seek for their independence. Through his pamphlet, he professed negligence in the form of government of Great Britain. He highlighted several grievances of the unjust laws forced by the London Parliament that limited a policy of foreign relations, and the territorial advantage the colonies possessed over Britain. All his claims influenced most colonists a will for freedom from the chains that bound them to Britain. This idea of independence was integrated into the consciousness of men and became a common desire. In the political document, Paine took the growing revolutionary sentiment to focus on the guilt of the British monarchy for the suffering of the colonies. The Common Sense harshly criticized the British crown. “In England a king hath little more to do than to make war and give away places; which in
Therefore, it caused a splitting of political opinions, on one side Americans that wanted to be independent of the British crown named Patriots, and in the other Loyalists that opposed to fight against the mother country. Loyalists stated that Britain has protected America, and therefore deserves an alliance, but Paine replied that Britain has only cared of America with the intention of securing their own economic welfare. He adds that instead of caring for the colonies Britain has attacked them, therefore, they do not deserve the loyalty of the Americans. Nonetheless, the Patriots side inspired by Paine’s beliefs remained more notable than the Loyalists that later rebelled against Great Britain (Cohen & Kennedy 141-143). As a result, these movements caused the first significant steps toward an independence of the