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he invented a single span iron bridge and tried but failed to make smokless candle wick

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GO On The Website BBC.HISTORY.COM This Will Help You About The Past,

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YES! you are smart!

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Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was a US colonial author, lawyer, and scholar.

One of his greatest contributions was the pamphlet "Common Sense" (1776) which delineated the important reasons for colonial independence from Britain.

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for writing the panphlet, common sense which was the first public expresion of opinion against britain in the colonies.

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it caused them to fight eachother <----- APEX :)

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By writing "Common Sense" and "the American Crisis".

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Thomas Jefferson was a patriot, which meant that he supported the Revolution against the British.

patriot:against the British

loyalist: with the British

neutalist: someone who agreed with a different side depending on the argument

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To argue that Americans had a duty to revolt against Britain.

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Thomas Paine died on June eight, 1809. (From old age at age 72)

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to persuade the colonies to declare independance
To convince the American colonists to declare independence from Great Britain, then set up a democratic government.

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I think Paine was trying to tell us that we should know that England was treating us unfairly. Everything in the pamphlet was a reminder of what should have been "Common Sense".

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Very insperational and motivational, and at times objective

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Everyone would agree that George Washington would top the list but after that you might get differences of opinion. Numbers two and three could be drawn from a list including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay and perhaps even others depending on what kind of contribution you consider most important. Consider that it was Jefferson who wrote the declaration of independence but it was the Adams's who were the prime political movers in congress to get it to declare independence. Which is more important? Michael Montagne

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He emigrated to Philadelphia, PA in November 1774.

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He came to America and lived in Philadelphia. Later he was given a cottage in New Rochelle , New York . The cottage is now a museum.

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His dad's name was Joseph Pain, or Paine. AND his mom's name was Frances Paine.

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it was the only way for the British to understand that America was going to be free and independent