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Years That Changed History: 1776

Summary

Thomas Paine’s famous pamphlet, Common Sense, was a critical document of revolutionary ideology. Grasp its debt to the thinking of the Enlightenment, as it articulated and advanced the idea of independence, and the oppressive nature of monarchy. Mark the reactions and controversy surrounding it, its wide readership and influence, and gauge its effects on the ground as the Revolution unfolded.

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