What ideas did Thomas Paine contributed to the Constitution?

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Answer 1

Complete independence from the crown of England. Washington felt so strongly about it's importance that he ordered copies of it distributed to American soldiers. Apparently it was one of the largest building blocks of our independence. Too bad we can't do that again.

Common Sense, Paine's pro-independence monograph published anonymously on 10 January 1776 spread quickly among literate colonists. About 120,000 copies are alleged to have been distributed throughout the colonies which themselves totaled only four million free inhabitants, making it the best-selling work in 18th-century America. It convinced many colonists, including George Washington, to seek redress in political independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and argued strongly against any compromise short of independence. The work was greatly influenced (including in its name – Paine had originally proposed the title Plain Truth) by the equally controversial pro-independence writer Benjamin Rush and was instrumental in bringing about the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737, Thetford, Norfolk, England – June 8, 1809, New York City) was a pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical intellectual, and deist. Born English, he lived in America by immigrating to the American colonies just in time for him to take part in the American Revolution, mainly as the author of the powerful and widely read pamphlet Common Sense, which advocated independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. He later took part in the French Revolution, and narrowly missed being executed during the Terror. He wrote Rights of Man as a reply to Edmund Burke's hostile Reflections on the Revolution in France, and as an outline of his general political philosophy, one emphasizing personal liberty and limited government. His The Age of Reason contained eyewitness accounts of both revolutions, and became notorious for its rejection of all forms of Christianity then known. In Agrarian Justice, he argued for a public old age pension, anticipating the welfare state, and for paying a capital sum to the young to help them establish a career.

Answer 2

Thomas Paine Ideas

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Paine settled in Philadelphia where he soon began a new career as a journalist. He contributed articles to the Pennsylvania Magazine on a wide range of topics. Thus on January 10, 1776, he published a short pamphlet, Common Sense, which immediately established his reputation as a revolutionary propagandist. Although he had only been in America less than a year, Paine committed himself to the cause of American independence. He attacked monarchical government and the alleged virtues of the British constitution, opposing any reconciliation with Great Britain. He also urged an immediate declaration of independence and the establishment of a republican constitution.

Paine was convinced that the American Revolution was a crusade for a superior political system and that America was ultimately unconquerable. He did as much as any writer could to encourage resistance and to inspire faith in the Continental Army. I essays published in the Pennsylvania Journal under the heading "Crisis," Paine attacked the faint-hearted, campaigned for a more efficient federal and state tax system to meet the costs of war, and encouraged the belief that Britain would eventually recognize American independence.

Answer 4

Using the cool yellow crinckley paper.