Thomas Paine by Olivia Trancho https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh en-us 2016-10-25 15:28:42 UTC 2026-04-02 15:02:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Thomas Paine's writings octrancho https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133050323 Thomas Paine wrote many influential pieces during this time. Some including "Common Sense" and "Crisis". Many of his writings encouraged the colonists to fight for their independence.
#commonsense #independance]]> 2016-10-25 15:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133050323 On his way to America octrancho https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133062131 Ben Franklin encouraged Paine to move to America after he lost his job.]]> 2016-10-25 15:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133062131 Childhood octrancho https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133065652 Thomas Paine's father was a Quaker corset maker. He got little education and went to school until he was only 13 years old. He stopped school at the age of 13 because he was going to be forced to work for his dad as an apprentice. Despite his little education he was still able to write some of the most influential pices of literature ever.
#childhood #Nevergiveup
(pictured below: Thomas Paine's parents)]]> 2016-10-25 16:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133065652 Government position octrancho https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133091733 In 1777 congress named Thomas Paine the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. 
#government #foreignaffairs]]> 2016-10-25 16:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133091733 Urging a modern republic octrancho https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133611677 Thomas Paine said that their liberty would not be safe as long as Britain governed them. He urged the colonies to create a new form of government called a modern republic, a government based entirely on popular consent.
#congress #nomonarch]]> 2016-10-27 13:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133611677 Continental Army octrancho https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133615585 Shortly after the success of Paine's pamphlet, common sense, he joined the continental army. Although, he only served for a brief amount of time before he decided he would have a greater impact on the revolution working in the field of journalism.
#continentalarmy #journalism]]> 2016-10-27 13:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/octrancho/b2mnllnvnwh/wish/133615585