Thomas Paine believed that Americans should declare independence because he viewed British rule as oppressive and detrimental to the colonies' potential for self-governance and prosperity. In his influential pamphlet "Common Sense," he argued that it was unreasonable for a distant monarch to govern the colonies and that independence would allow Americans to create a fairer, more just society based on democratic principles. Paine emphasized the natural rights of individuals and the importance of self-determination, advocating for a break from tyranny to establish a government that truly represented the people's will.
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
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.
I think it was how he tried to get other colonist to declare independence.
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
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
To declare independence and to establish a republic.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to declare freedom from Great Britain.