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Thomas Paine. The name of the pamphlet was "Common Sense."
Paine's powerful words convinced many Americans that it was time to declare independence
Paine's powerful words convinced many Americans that it was time to declare independence
I think it was how he tried to get other colonist to declare independence.
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and Thomas Paine's "The Crisis" papers. Both of these talked about independence: why the colonies should declare independence from Great Britain and how the colonists should go about becoming independent.
Thomas Jefferson was the person that thought it.
Thomas Paine wrote the Declaration of Independence to bring peace to the colonist.
To persuade the colonies to declare independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to declare freedom from Great Britain.
To declare independence and to establish a republic.