During the late 1700’s, the American colonies were divided down the middle on whether they should split from Great Britain or not. Some believed leaving England rule was a huge mistake because of how well the colonies had done under it. The other side felt like the colonies had even more potential than where they were and thought that Britain was just holding America back from where they could be. Thomas Paine was on the opposition and thought that England wasn’t good for America’s benefit. He gave his reasoning in his pamphlet “Common Sense”, Paine believed that America was oppressed by Britain, that nothing good has ever came out of monarchies, and that the colonies were to developed at that point to be governed by another country.
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It was only a matter of time until the colonists were fed up with the government over using the power they were given. The colonies were just a source of income for Britain at that point and the colonists felt that they could do better things on their own than under British rule. Paine stated, “I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to shew, a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge, not a single advantage is derived. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for buy them where we will.” (Common Sense, P.24) He believed that Britain had nothing to offer the Americas any longer. America was no longer just colonies that grew crops, they had formed into something much great, a country that could stand on its own in the world. To top that off America was no longer just British colonies, it became a safe haven for many types of Europeans of different religions. Which is why Paine said, “Europe, and not England, is the parent country of America.” (Common Sense,