Common Sense impact
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- Common Sense published in 1776
- Gained a lot of support from 'common' colonists.
- Gave the continental army an ideology to fight for, improving morale during the war.
- Articulated commonly held ideas in clear language that everyone could understand.
- Proposed questions that seemed to be common sense. E.g. why should an island like England rule a huge country like America?
- Many amongst the revolutionary leaders saw it as TOO radical.
- Paine's language was seen as inflammatory and damaging to the work of the continental congress.
- Paine advocated the demolition of the government and the establishment of a true democracy - something most weren't keen on.
- Paine's common sense brought huge numbers of colonists into the war on the radicals side, many had their minds made up by his clear message.
- Gained a lot of support from 'common' colonists.
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