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Why was Common Sense, a

pamphlet published in 1776, so
important to the ideas of direct
democracy and "no taxation without
representation?

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Answer:

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.

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