USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On January 10, 1776, six months before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, Thomas Paine published his explosive pro-independence pamphlet, Common Sense .

Detailed explanation-2: -It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation. At his print shop here, Robert Bell published the first edition of Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet in January 1776.

Detailed explanation-3: -Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it.

Detailed explanation-5: -In January 1776, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense, ” an influential political pamphlet that convincingly argued for American independence and sold more than 500, 000 copies in a few months.