https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s I did research on a random guy with good ideas en-us 2020-09-08 13:28:28 UTC 2025-06-20 18:01:30 UTC hello@padlet.com broganeg https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/727108063 2020-09-08 13:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/727108063 broganeg https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/727110961 Thomas Paine believed in a system of government where everyone gets a say, like a democracy. He also supported the French revolution, and thought that a people should have the right to revolt against a government that wouldn't support them.]]> 2020-09-08 13:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/727110961 broganeg https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/727112289 Published in January of 1776, Common Sense was a pamphlet that promoted a representative government over a government based on status, family lineage, or wealth. It is believed that Common Sense was one of the main contributing factors in colonists revolting against England. It also greatly influenced the government, because it convinced so many people that a democracy is better than a monarchy.]]> 2020-09-08 13:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/727112289 broganeg https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/727114029 Thomas Paine has left an everlasting mark on the country by promoting democracy and independence. His pamphlet Common Sense convinced multiple people that a democracy would be a good government, and also proposed the idea of a revolution.]]> 2020-09-08 13:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/727114029 broganeg https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/743778759 Thomas Paine grew up in Thettford, Norfolk, England. He was born on January 29, 1737 and died June 8th, 1809 in New York. Thomas once tried to board a ship called the Terrible, commanded by Captain Death, because it was his dream to work on a ship. Thankfully, his father stepped in and prevented that from happening. He mainly apprenticed under his father as a job.
In 1774, he met Benjamin Franklin, who persuaded him to immigrate to the United States, where he started his political career.

]]> 2020-09-14 13:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/743778759 broganeg https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/749459958 During his time serving under Washington in the Army, Thomas Paine published a series of pamphlets called The American Crisis. They were meant to be inspirational to the American soldiers. The first one opens with a famous line, "These are the times that try men's souls." ]]> 2020-09-15 19:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/749459958 broganeg https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/749462103 Rights of Man was a book arguing with the ideas of Edmund Burke, an Irish political philosopher. He published it in 1791 and 1792, in two different parts. Edmund Burke disagreed with the idea of a French Revolution, while Paine was a supporter of it.]]> 2020-09-15 19:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/749462103 broganeg https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/749463797 Published in two volumes, Age of Reason was published in 1794 and 1795. It was about christian beliefs and using scientific methods to make decisions. ]]> 2020-09-15 19:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/broganeg/lk1jpqx8lxy95g1s/wish/749463797