Thomas Paine
Beginning of paper
In September of 1776, on the outskirts of Newark, among the tired,
discouraged, soldiers, as they paused from their daily retreat, sat .
He wrote many papers that would have a major effect on the outcome of the quest
for independence. Born the son of a Quaker Laymaker on January 29th, 1737 at
Thetford, Norfolk England. He received a bas ....
Middle of paper
.... he arrived in Philadelphia, Paine noticed the
tension, and the rebellious attitude, that was continually getting larger, after
the Boston Tea Party.
In Paine's opinion, the Colonies had all the right to revolt against a
government that imposed taxes on them, and which did not give them the right of
representation in the Parliament at Westminster. Then he went one massive step
further, he decided there was no reason for the Colonies to stay ....
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Number of words: 799
Number of pages: 3 (approx. 250 words per double-spaced page)
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