Finally, to complete our look at the spread of 19th century "isms" and the onset of World War I...we will examine a set of pamphlets that greatly influenced the American Revolution and led to its development as a world power during the early 20th Century.
Step 1
Read the compiled pamphlets from Thomas Paine's Common Sense in your textbook and be able to answer the following questions during in-class discussion on Friday March 14th.
Questions
1. Why did Thomas Paine publish the pamphlets under an assumed name?
2. Who's rule did Paine specifically challenge in the context of these pamphlets?
3. Why do you believe Paine's work was so influential?
4. What revolutionary, still-living document did Paine's work lead American's to construct?
5. Was Paine's argument legit by today's standards? What would you change about it? What would you keep?
6. How did Paine use God to justify his arguments?
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