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Should The Patriots Want To Change?

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“It is foolish to be always running three or four thousand miles with a tale or petition. Waiting four or five months for an answer, which when obtained requires five or six more to explain it” Paine is frustrated by a time lag to ask for king and parliament to address their opinions. So if the colonists formed their own independent country, they would not have to wait for a response from their goverment. The patriots love local control. In their protests the patriots wanted to tax themselves, so if they form an independent country then they could do just that action. This is how we have been ruled for generations. We are biggest, most powerful nation in the world. Yes it takes time to get word from the king and parliament, but that is ok. Our petitions are being heard. Why change? …show more content…

I answer roundly that America would have flourished as much, and probably much more, had no European power taken any notice of her. The [trade goods] by which she hath enriched herself are the necessaries of life, and will always have a market while eating is the custom of Europe.” Paine is upset that European power is holding America back and if Europe hadn’t taken any notice in America they would have flourished a lot more than Great Britain. He’s also saying that if this hadn’t happen the people would be more happy. Their rights are being stripped from them and they will end up under total control of the king if they don’t take a stand. They think that if anyone who signs the resolutions for independence can be guilty of treason. Are taxes really worth dying for? “But she has protected us, say some… We have boasted the protection of Great Britain without considering that... she did not protect us from our enemies on our account, but from her enemies on her own

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Thomas Paine had many reasons for America 's need to separate from the British Empire, beginning with the fact that Great Britain was taking advantage of America by using America only as a source of new commerce or a new investment, instead of truly caring for the colonies. In addition to taking advantage of America, another reason Paine said to fight Great Britain was because, although they protected America, Great Britain was only fighting for their own investment in the colonies, instead of for the people within the colonies. The colonies were also persuaded by Thomas Paine in "Common Sense" to separate themselves from Great Britain because the only reason the colonies were connected was through the mother country (England), and the colonies

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In his discussion, Paine argues out that apart from gaining international respect, America would advance its own security and commerce by being able to trade with other partners in Europe and the globe. He mentions that all Europe should benefit from America’s goods not only Britain. He explains that by saying British are not the only people who settled the continent but different parts of Europe, so British should not be the only European country to benefit from the colonies. As a result of all the reasons above, the colonies needed no reason to continue submitting to Britain authority and should gain their

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Paine states this in many ways he believes that the Americans would be just as strong or even better off if they didn't have the influence of the british. Saying, “America would have flourished as much, and probably much more, had no European power had any thing to do with her”. Paine realizes that Americans are coming together over their hatred for Britain making the country stronger. He also talks about how the British to refuse to negotiate anymore, “a new method of thinking hath arisen. All plans, proposals, &c. prior to the nineteenth of April, I. E. to the commencement of hostilities, are like the almanacks of the last year;...

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To colonists who feared the economic consequences of severing ties with britain, Paine argued that america could handle its own affairs and avoid the dangers of european wars if freed from british control. While its politics were influenced by enlightenment ideas about the importance of liberty, paine was among the first to articulate the need for america to distance itself from europe. This theme would grow increasingly more significant in american foreign

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In summarization, he says reconciliation will bring ruin because of the British desire to advance at the expense of America and Great Britain’s inability to protect or govern the colonies due to its distance from the continent (page 36-40). By providing numerous logical responses to arguments opposing the formation of America into its own state, Paine assures worries common among colonists, gaining even more advocates for American

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Paine is against America having a connection with Britain and a single person having power. As Paine expresses, King George III is not and should not be able to be in power of the colonists because mankind is created to be equal and therefore kings should be “disapproved by nature” (Paine 217). Not only does Paine express his anger at the topic of a ruler for all, he also voices that America is connected to whatever Britain does and whatever problems Britain has: implying that America has no say what so ever under Britain (Paine 218). Paine is suggesting that Britain is not only hurting but also is subordinating America and its colonies, so a declaration of independence is in need.

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“It is wholly owing to the Constitution of the people, and not to the constitution of the government that the crown is not as oppressive in England as in Turkey.” We should give power to someone who is fair and not self-centered. Paine stated “from the errors of other nations, let us learn wisdom” to advise us to avoid repeating the past in the future from learning about bad past experiences. Paine argued for American’s separation from England by comparing the Kings that Great Britain has had to what a government should be

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Before this many Colonists did not know of the harsh injustices done by the British. They also did not believe that the cause for revolution was urgent. Thomas Paine showed them that the cause was urgent by explaining the wrongs the British had committed and why King George was a tyrant. He also showed them that America did not need the British Empire 's protection. This quote shows his reasoning “Small islands, not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island.”

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He also suggested that having a King was equal to idolatry and that since no man was better than the other a King should not hold so much power over anyone. He used the bible as an example that people were mostly happy without a King. He stated that even though God allowed the Jews to have a King it brought Gods wrath unto them. Paine suggested that because the colonies were aligned with Great Britain any enemies they had would become enemies of the colonies and that the focus of the colonies should be trade and commerce. He thought that Great Britain only provided protection to the colonies to protect its own financial benefit.

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Many circumstances have, and will arise, which are not local, but universal, and through which the principles of all Lovers of Mankind are affected, and in the Event of which, their Affections are interested (Paine, 1776)”. Thomas Paine disagrees with the British government and the way they handling business he encouraged Americas to declare their independence. The Declaration of independence was a documented created by Thomas Jefferson that announced the split from the colonies and Great Britain, it. The Declaration of Independence states “we hold these…all men are created equal...with certain unalienable rights...that when any form of government becomes destructive... It is the right of the people to alter or abolish it (Jefferson, 1776)”.

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First of all, don’t you want to have our own government in the colonies instead of being ruled by the British crown? Where we can make our own rules as a collective group instead of being ruled by a monarch? In Thomas Paine’s book “Common Sense,” Paine states, “The prejudice of Englishmen in favour of their own government by king, lords, and commons, arises as much or more from national pride than reason” (Paine 1). This statement is saying that even if you can’t see the reasoning behind

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Paine stated that when the colonies finally succeed in obtaining their freedom from Britain, America would benefit from trade with other countries. However, obtaining freedom would be difficult because many countries did not want freedom for the colonies. Many countries in Europe wanted to get a piece of America for themselves. The global significance of the American struggle for independence was human rights and freedom. 3.

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He writes, “society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the In Thomas Paine’s book, Common Sense, Paine is trying to argue for American independence from the British Empire. He starts with general reflections of the British parliament then turns to the specific situation the colonies have found themselves in. The first page of this Common Sense is attempting to open the colonists eyes to the suffering and pain the British parliament is causing, and trying to anger them into wanting their independence. Paine makes a point about distinguishing between government and society. former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections the latter negatively be retraining our vices.

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The Patriots were not justified in using harsh measures against the Loyalists because many times they did not have evidence of treason, because many Loyalists did not yet want to choose to support the revolution, and because many Loyalists had good reasons for wanting the colonies to remain peaceful with the

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