Thomas Paine

Common Sense was a good book. It was short, sweet and to the point. The main idea that Thomas Paine was trying to get across was that the United States needs to break ties with the British monarchy and that the United States need to form there own kind of republican style government. In the beginning of “Common Sense Paine argues about the main goals of government. The way Paine does this is by comparing …

…to read if the teacher wants the students to learn more in depth about how the colonies established independence from Britain. I really believe that Common Sense by Thomas Paine doesn’t need the book improved. Everything he talks about is pretty accurate. From the colonies declaring independence to how the colonies should structure their government, the book is very well written. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Paine, Thomas. "Common Sense." Ed. Philip S. Foner. New York: Vail Ballou, 1945.