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Thomas Paine

BIOGRAFYBIOGRAFY

Thomas Paine was born on the 29th of January 1737 , Norfolk in England.

He was a corset maker, a grocer, a sailor, a teacher, and a tax collector.

In 1774, he met Benjamin Franklin in London, who advised him to emigrate to America. He was 37.

. He traveled with the Continental Army and wasn't a success as a soldier, but he produced The Crisis (1776-83), which helped inspire the Army. 1793, he was imprisoned in France for not endorsing the execution of Louis XVI. During his imprisonment, he wrote and distributed the first part of the anti-church text, The Age of Reason (1794-96). He was freed in 1794. 

In 1776, he published Common Sense.

Photograph of the monument to Thomas Paine on North Avenue in New Rochelle, New York, on

March 30, 2007

Derided by the public and

abandoned by his friends, Paine died

at age 72, New York City, on the

morning of June 8, 1809

Paine remained in France during the early

Napoleonic era.

Common Sense (1776)

The American Crisis (1776-

77)

The Rights of Man (1791-92)

Age of Reason (1793)

Major works

By Thomas Paine

The American Crisis

The American Crisis

NUMBER 1

First of sixteen pamphletsFirst of sixteen pamphlets

Troops needed inspirationTroops needed inspiration

Read to troops before they won the Battle of Trenton in 1776

Read to troops before they won the Battle of Trenton in 1776

Paine maintains that “these” times will put man to a test. Those who will fight only during the summer and sunshine deserve no praise. We need soldiers who will fight anytime, who will make sacrifices for the noble cause of democratic revolution. Paine maintains that consolation for those Americans who support the overthrow of tyranny is the belief that they will win “more glorious” victory.

The American Crisis

In other words, people must

appreciate what they believe in and

fight hardest for. Britain’s declaration

that she may “bind us in all cases

whatsoever” is nothing more than

slavery, and only God may have such

“undiminished” power. He believes

that God will “not give up” or abandon

a people who have so steadfastly tried

to avoid war. Certainly Britain cannot

look to God for guidance; criminals

have as much reason to look for

guidance as the British, in fact they

are criminals.

The American Crisis

VOCABULARYDESERVE: do something or have or show qualities worthy of (reward or punishment).

PRAISE : express warm approval or admiration of.

OVERTHROW: remove forcibly from power

UNDIMINISHED: not diminished, reduced , or

lessened

STEADFASTLY: resolutely or dutifully firm and

unwavering.PERISH: suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way

EARNESTLY: resulting from or showing sincere

and intense conviction