USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paine’s most famous pamphlet, “Common Sense, ” was first published on January 10, 1776, selling out its thousand printed copies immediately. By the end of that year, 150, 000 copies–an enormous amount for its time–had been printed and sold.

Detailed explanation-3: -On January 9, 1776, writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet “Common Sense, ” setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. Although little used today, pamphlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas in the 16th through 19th centuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common Sense was an instant best-seller. Published in January 1776 in Philadelphia, nearly 120, 000 copies were in circulation by April. Paine’s brilliant arguments were straightforward. He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic.

Detailed explanation-5: -The publication of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense caused a sensation in early 1776 as it explained the need for freedom. But it was a second series of pamphlets published on December 19 of that year that inspired a huge American military victory.