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1776: A Review Of Thomas Paine's Common Sense

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There was many notable happenings that occurred during the year 1776, the most memorable one, and still one of the most celebrated holidays in America to this day, happened on July 4th. Every American should know that the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. This was a very significant moment in time for America, but it wouldn’t have been able to happen without all of the other smaller events that helped America get there.

Just 10 days after the new year, a book by the name of, “Common Sense” was published. The book was originally signed, “Written by an Englishman” but later on it was learned that the writer was Thomas Paine. The book was an immediate success, and had the most sales than any other book in America at that time. It was wrote in a easy to read way that everyone could understand and used lots of biblical references to express Paine’s opinions. The book focused on blaming the …show more content…

Even though the Revolutionary War fighting for independence had already begun, the Thirteen Colonies had not yet decided together they wanted to start a new country and break free from Britain. North Carolina had three representatives, William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and Richard Caswell. For some time, both Hewes and Hooper supported keeping on good terms with Britain because they feared financial turmoil. But, as the war went on George III declared the Thirteen Colonies in rebellion. North Carolina stopped letting Britain buy from their naval stores, which strengthened the Revolution. North Carolina soon after made the Halifax Resolves. The Halifax Resolves contained lots of things that the Declaration of Independence would later have in it too, focusing on the poor treatment of the colonies because of Britain. The Halifax Resolves was presented on April 12, 1776. This is important because it was the first official movement calling for independence from Britain in the

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