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How Did Thomas Paine Contribute To Independence

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“Common Sense” was made for two points: independence from England, and for the democratic republic to be created. Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense” in the language that the colonists used everyday, making more of an impact to spelling out inquities that colonists faced under British law. The reasoning in Thomas Paine’s writing encouraged colonists to unite in the cause of freedom. When colonists were close to the time of the revolution, “Common Sense” gave reasons to desire independence from Britain. Thomas Paine mentioned that there was no point for an island to rule a continent. He told the colonists again that America was not a British nation, but a nation suppressed of many different people. He also asked a question, which was “If Britain
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