COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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England should not rule over its American colonies
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American colonists have failed to respect English authority
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England has mistreated its colonists
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It led more American colonists to support declaring their independence from Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -The theme of the pamphlet is the inevitability of American independence and the problems with monarchy. Thomas Paine’s use of setting, plot, character and style are all written to better develop his theme and his impact on the common people.
Detailed explanation-2: -By promoting the idea of American exceptionalism and the need to form a new nation to realize its promise, Paine’s pamphlet not only attracted public support for the Revolution, but put the rebellion’s leaders under pressure to declare independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paine also claimed that the American colonies needed to break with England in order to survive and that there would never be a better moment in history for that to happen. He argued that America was related to Europe as a whole, not just England, and that it needed to freely trade with nations like France and Spain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Common Sense, 1776 With its strong arguments against monarchy, Common Sense paved the way for the Declaration of Independence more than any other single publication.