but how a race of men came into the world so exalted above the rest, and distinguished like some new species, is worth inquiring into, and whether they are the means of happiness or of misery to mankind.
Paine wanted everyone equal. His idea of America withough Britain's control over them was something a lot of people may not have been ready for.
In the following sheets, the author hath studiously avoided every thing which is personal among ourselves.
Paine addressed "Common Sense" to ordinary colonists his emotional style helped turn revolutionary ideas into later starting the Declaration of Independence.
O! receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind.
Looking at this now in our world, do you think Paine had a different idea for freedom?
MANKIND being originally equals in the order of creation, the equality could only be destroyed by some subsequent circumstance: the distinctions of rich and poor may in a great measure be accounted for, and that without having recourse to the harsh ill-sounding names of oppression and avarice.
How does his definition of equality differ from in the Declaration of Independence? Paine's hope was for women and men of all races and ethnicities to be equal. This was not the case.
Paine’s pamphlet offered a very different portrayal of the British government. His criticisms swept across the North American continent and generated widespread support for American independence.
Paine wrote the pamphlet called, "Common Sense" to persuade other Americans to break away from Britain.
It was the most prosperous invention the Devil ever set on foot for the promotion of idolatry.
Thomas Paine used religious language to intrigue the colonists. In 1776, religious authority was very respected in the political world. Him saying the monarchy was from the Devil was a smart move for him since he was for independence and everyone valued religion at the time.
necessary evil
Necessary evil is used to describe the government as something important for the people to have so their rights aren't harmed.
monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government where a single person governs the head of state.
Europeans called the Americas “The New World.” But for the millions of Native Americans they encountered, it was anything but. Human beings have lived here for over ten millennia.
The Europeans claimed this land was "new". That was not the case, Native Americans had been there for years. It was nothing "new" to them.
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of goods between the East and the West. This later shape the whole world