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How Did The Colonies Gain Independence

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When the colonies declared freedom from Great Britain, they were thought of as a joke, a group of colonies without an army beating the most technologically advanced country in the world. However, the colonies won that war and became the United States of America. After they won their freedom, many countries had a question, How did a little group defeat one of the greatest armies in the world. To understand how this happened, one needs to look at Thomas Paine and his persuasive book “Common Sense”. Thomas Paine, a man known for his political outspokenness, wrote “Common Sense” to give the reasons why the colonies should get independence from Great Britain. His book was written very plainly, so even common men could read it. At the time, “Common
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