Common Sense helped by creating mass support. It lead to the Declaration of Independence, which the Second Continental Congress wrote and signed into law later that year. Inspired by the colonists cries for liberty, Paine captured his own political philosophy and ideals for freedom in a revolutionary pamphlet called Common Sense. The document was an important part of the American Revolutionary War. He also referenced the Bible and used idioms that many of the Protestant colonists understood.
Thomas Paine wrote in a style that was easy for most people to understand, instead of the hard to understand writing common in the Enlightenment Era.
The pamphlet was one of the bestselling works of the 18th century in America. Therefore, the colonies should overthrow the British government. Paine called the pamphlet Common Sense because he wrote that it was against common sense for an island to rule a larger nation. The pamphlet said that the British government and other European monarchies were tyrannical, meaning they did not acknowledge the rights of people. Paine wrote the pamphlet to change the minds of people who wanted to peacefully settle their differences with the British government to fight for independence instead. It was first published on January 10, 1776. Scott Liell talked about his book 46 Pages: Thomas Paine, Common Sense, and the Turning Point to Independence, published by Running Press.Common Sense is a pamphlet (short book) written by Thomas Paine. He then specifies issues that dealt with the colonies. He begins his argument with general reflections about government and religion. In this, Paine argues for the independence of the colonies. Liell answered audience members' questions. Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, is a major document of American history written between 1775-76. At a time when 1,500 copies sold was considered a publishing success, Paine’s book sold over 120,000 copies in three months at a time when America’s total population was roughly 2 million people. Published in January 1776, its argument for American independence influenced the founding fathers and the ensuing American Revolution. The book tells the story behind Thomas Paine’s pamphlet “Common Sense” and emphasizes how it changed the conversation about America’s relationship to England. T19:59:55-04:00 Scott Liell talked about his book 46 Pages: Thomas Paine, Common Sense, and the Turning Point to Independence, published by Running Press.
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