Question

Why did Thomas Paine publish Common Sense?

O to convince Britain it could not govern the colonies well
O to let foreign countries know the colonies were ready to fight Britain
to convince colonists that the colonies should become independent
to force Southern colonies to support Northem ones in the coming war

Answer 1

Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.