![]() ![]() It took a hard jolt to move Americans from professed loyalty to declared rebellion, and it came in large part from Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. They weren’t fighting for self-defense, or protection of their property, or to force Britain to the negotiating table. ![]() Yet few dared voice what most knew was true - they were no longer fighting for their rights as British subjects. Their soldiers had captured Fort Ticonderoga, besieged Boston, fortified New York City, and invaded Canada. ![]() How did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense convince reluctant Americans to abandon the goal of reconciliation with Britain and accept that separation from Britain - independence - was the only option for preserving their liberty? Understandingīy January 1776, the American colonies were in open rebellion against Britain. Text Analysis & Close Reading Questions. ![]()
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