There was a lot of tension building up during the 1760's and 1770's between Great Britain and America; something had to be done about it. The forefathers were in a confusing situation and had to come up with something to do to solve the problem. The major problem at that time was how the colonists were getting treated by Great Britain, and whether or not the colonists should declare their independence from Britain. The creation of Common Sense written by Thomas Paine and The Declaration Of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson were both a major reason why America pushed to declare their independence from Britain. Due to those two men creating those documents, the United States today is still independent from Great
Britain and the government running smoothly. There are many events that led up to the colonists finally deciding to declare their independence from Great Britain. The British put many taxes on the colonies, which the people believed to be unfair. The Stamp Tax and the Tea Tax were just a few of the taxes that made the colonists upset with the British, however, the colonists protested these acts in several different ways. The Sons of Liberty were a group that was created to protest and they were responsible for such demonstrations as The Boston Tea Party. This is when the Boston Massacre happened, where British soldiers in Boston shot at an angry mob and killed five colonists. These events led to much tension between Great Britain and America; whether or not the colonists were brave enough to be declare independence from Great Britain. At this time, this is when Paine creates his pamphlet Common Sense and it is in Philadelphia, were Paine wrote Common Sense. In his pamphlet lies many convincing arguments for the case of why the colonists should finally declare their independence from Britain. The very first thing that Paine did was attack the king in his pamphlet. Instead of being viewed as shockingly insubordinate, Paine’s personal attack on the king was greeted as an apt response to this new provocation.1 In the pamphlet it explains, “For all men being originally equals, no one by birth could have the right to set up his own family in perpetual preference to all others forever” (Paine, Common Sense). This is a good statement because it probably made the people or colonists think about how their king truly treated them. Paine then goes on to talk about evils of having a hereditary succession in a monarchal system. "One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise she would not so frequently turn it into a ridicule by giving mankind an ass for a lion" (Paine, Common Sense). This is another statement that really explains how the colonists are feeling. It also gives reason of why the king is taxing the colonists and giving them a hard time; it is because he is unfit to be ruling over the people. Right after Paine talks about the king, he begins to talk about America and how the colonists prospered under Great Britain. Later on he …show more content…
The king of Great Britain “imposed cruel taxes” that affected the colonists. Imposing the cruel taxes caused the colonists to want to become independent from Great Britain. Both the
Declaration of Independence and Common sense are products of the Enlightenment. In religion, both of the documents don’t specifically state that all of mankind must be any specific set of religious beliefs, the people may choose which religious beliefs they want to believe in.
At the end of all the fighting and the cruel taxes being imposed by Great Britain, the colonists got tired of being treated unfairly and declared their independence from Great Britain.
Thomas Paine played a big role in America’s History because he spread the idea that Britain shouldn’t be ruling America, we the people should be independent. Thomas Paine influenced
Thomas Jefferson whenever he was creating the Declaration of Independence, which states why
America is now an independent country. Due to both Paine and Jefferson creating the two documents that they made, those two documents created a solid foundation for America to grow
Britain and the government running smoothly. There are many events that led up to the colonists finally deciding to declare their independence from Great Britain. The British put many taxes on the colonies, which the people believed to be unfair. The Stamp Tax and the Tea Tax were just a few of the taxes that made the colonists upset with the British, however, the colonists protested these acts in several different ways. The Sons of Liberty were a group that was created to protest and they were responsible for such demonstrations as The Boston Tea Party. This is when the Boston Massacre happened, where British soldiers in Boston shot at an angry mob and killed five colonists. These events led to much tension between Great Britain and America; whether or not the colonists were brave enough to be declare independence from Great Britain. At this time, this is when Paine creates his pamphlet Common Sense and it is in Philadelphia, were Paine wrote Common Sense. In his pamphlet lies many convincing arguments for the case of why the colonists should finally declare their independence from Britain. The very first thing that Paine did was attack the king in his pamphlet. Instead of being viewed as shockingly insubordinate, Paine’s personal attack on the king was greeted as an apt response to this new provocation.1 In the pamphlet it explains, “For all men being originally equals, no one by birth could have the right to set up his own family in perpetual preference to all others forever” (Paine, Common Sense). This is a good statement because it probably made the people or colonists think about how their king truly treated them. Paine then goes on to talk about evils of having a hereditary succession in a monarchal system. "One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise she would not so frequently turn it into a ridicule by giving mankind an ass for a lion" (Paine, Common Sense). This is another statement that really explains how the colonists are feeling. It also gives reason of why the king is taxing the colonists and giving them a hard time; it is because he is unfit to be ruling over the people. Right after Paine talks about the king, he begins to talk about America and how the colonists prospered under Great Britain. Later on he …show more content…
The king of Great Britain “imposed cruel taxes” that affected the colonists. Imposing the cruel taxes caused the colonists to want to become independent from Great Britain. Both the
Declaration of Independence and Common sense are products of the Enlightenment. In religion, both of the documents don’t specifically state that all of mankind must be any specific set of religious beliefs, the people may choose which religious beliefs they want to believe in.
At the end of all the fighting and the cruel taxes being imposed by Great Britain, the colonists got tired of being treated unfairly and declared their independence from Great Britain.
Thomas Paine played a big role in America’s History because he spread the idea that Britain shouldn’t be ruling America, we the people should be independent. Thomas Paine influenced
Thomas Jefferson whenever he was creating the Declaration of Independence, which states why
America is now an independent country. Due to both Paine and Jefferson creating the two documents that they made, those two documents created a solid foundation for America to grow