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Thomas Paine• Is given the title “The Father of The American Revolution”.
• His pamphlet “Common Sense” was written in 1776 and swarmed through the houses of the literate.
• In this pamphlet, Paine wanted to convey a sense of resentment to the Crown.
• This document became a key player in the events to start the American Revolution.
• Paine also wrote “The Age of Reason.”
• This was a document he published right before he was to be imprisoned in France and most likely executed.
• He attacked religion in this paper with evidence of inconsistencies that he found in the Bible.
• At one point he was even abandoned by his friends and family and had only himself.
• Paine was discredited by many people who did not agree with his ways.
• He emigrated from Norfolk in 1774, just in time to participate in The American Revolution.