Thomas+Paine

= Thomas Paine =

Thomas Paine born February 9, 1737 died June 8, 1809 was an author, inventor, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and a Founding Father of the United States. Thomas Paine was born in England but Paine moved to the British American colonies in 1774 in time to participate in the American Revolution. In 1776 he published a pamphlet called C// ommon sense // which supported America’s independence from Great Britain. The book was simple were almost any one could read it its message was clear and strong. The C// ommon sense // was widely popular and sold more than 100,000. After publishing it and other pamphlets he was considered an outlaw in England. He also published pamphlets called // Crisis // (1776-77) // The Rights of Man // (1791-92) // Age of Reason // (1794, 1796). The C// risis // was created by Paine to inspire the Continental Army. The crisis was another popular pamphlet read by thousands. Then Paine created // The //// Rights of Man // in response to criticism of the French Revolution. This pamphlet caused Paine to be framed as an outlaw in England for his anti-monarchist ideas. He would have been arrested, but he moved to France to join the National Convention. In 1793, Paine was imprisoned in France for not endorsing the execution of the British king Louis XVI. While Paine was in prison he created another pamphlet called A// ge Of Reason // which described his ideas on religion. He was freed in 1794 (almost executed). He then returned to America in 1802 and died in 1809 in New York at the age of 72