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Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense." Motivating people to question the English Monarchy's right to rule, Paine had a major influence in causing the Revolutionary War.

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What was Thomas Paine and contribution to the war?

He wrote "Common Sense" which influenced the colonist.

Why do you think Thomas Paine's common sense had so a strong effect on Americans?

Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense" had a strong effect because people who lived under English oppression needed to realize that 'common sense' applied in terms of doing all that England asked and still being told they had to do more. It was a time for colonist to use common sense and react, time for them to seek freedom

Who did Thomas Paine attack in common sense?

In Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense", he argued that it was common sense that the children (colonists) would break away from the parents (England).

What technique did thomas Paine use in common sense pamphlet?

Thomas Paine crystallized moral and political arguments to encourage the commoners (American colonists) to fight for an egalitarian government. It was an instant sensation among the colonists.

What did Thomas Paine do to try to help the colonists?

Thomas Paine motivated the Continental Army and colonies by writing pieces such as Common Sense, and The American Crisis. Washington passed copies of them around the soldiers, and read them aloud to the soldiers who could not read.

Which sentence in thus excerpt from Paine's the crisis no. 1 best summarizes Thomas Paine's method of persuasion?

There is an analogy that compares King George to a thief "...but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to 'bind me in all cases whatsoever,' to his absolute will, am I to suffer it?"

What kind of education did Thomas Jefferson have?

Jefferson claimed that a civilized nation that was both ignorant and free "never was and never will be".

Who did Paine believe should be king of America?

But where, say some, is the King of America? I'll tell you, friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Great Britain... so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king.

Was Thomas Paine a loyalist?

Yes. I believe he wrote a book. Go on wikipedia.com awesome website.

That is not the correct answer. Thomas Paine did write a book, and it was called common sense. Common sense was a book about how Britain should not be taxing them. It meant that it was just common sense not to tax them. Thomas Paine was a very strong patriot

What side was Thomas Paine on in the revolutionary war?

Thomas Jefferson was an American patriot. He wrote the Declaration of Independence. After independence was declared, he went to France to drum up support for the American cause. Later, he served as the third US President.

What biblical allusions appear in Crisis No 1 by Thomas Paine?

But "show your faith by your works" comes from James 2:18 "Show me thy faith without they works, and I will show thee my faith by my works."

Another involves the idea of thousands and tens of thouseands which come from "Saul hath slain his thousands and David his ten thousands.

How did the pamphlet common sense by thomas Paine aid the American cause in the revolutionary war?

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What were some of Thomas Paine's arguments?

He liked Ian Posada dick in his but and Anthony pata stuck it in there.

When was Thomas Paine arrested?

He spoke out against the king and the government. This was treason.

What did thomas Paine mean shen he said the cause of America is the cause of all mankind?

Thomas Paine meant that the goal of America and mankind is freedom and equality.

What is the main ideas of thomas Paine's common sense?

The main idea of common sence was to show the colonists why to declare independence.