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- "Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America," February 1776 - Thomas Paine had tried many different jobs in England, but jumped at the chance to work in the printing business over in the American colonies. And there he found his voice. Not being a politician, he had nothing to lose with his little pamphlet. Although he made them sound like just "common sense," his arguments for independence were extremely radical at the time.
- February 14, 1776
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"Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America," February 1776
Thomas Paine had tried many different jobs in England, but jumped at the chance to work in the printing business over in the American colonies. And there he found his voice. Not being a politician, he had nothing to lose with his little pamphlet. Although he made them sound like just "common sense," his arguments for independence were extremely radical at the time.
- "The American Crisis, Number V, Addressed to General Sir William Howe by the Author of 'Common Sense,'" 1778 - Between 1776 and 1783, Thomas Paine wrote a series of pamphlets entitled <i>The American Crisis</i>. These pamphlets explained, in language that the common person could understand, the reason to support the American cause in the Revolution. In pamphlet number five, published in March 1778, Paine attacked the recently knighted British General William Howe and called for more Americans to join the fight.
- 1778
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"The American Crisis, Number V, Addressed to General Sir William Howe by the Author of 'Common Sense,'" 1778
Between 1776 and 1783, Thomas Paine wrote a series of pamphlets entitled The American Crisis. These pamphlets explained, in language that the common person could understand, the reason to support the American cause in the Revolution. In pamphlet number five, published in March 1778, Paine attacked the recently knighted British General William Howe and called for more Americans to join the fight.