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Thomas Paine By Malayna

Thomas Paine was born in England on 1737. Paine did all kinds of things like being a tobacco dealer, maker, grocer, teacher, and a corset.Before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he came to America which made him a author. Paine wrote his first book called Common Sense in 1776. Paine books sold more than 100,000 copies. Thomas Paine declared his own natural right. Paine's books were 50 pages long it talked about Common Sense. George Washington was so stirred with Paine's arguments, that he read out loud and inspire his troops. He wrote a law that said  its better to live in America than in Britain where the law is king than in Britain where the king is the law . Common Sense convinced many colonists to declare Independence. Paine's books changed many peoples lives. By the1776 people were ready for Continental Congress and there Independence. Paine's books had a very strong affect on the colonists. After a while the colonists. accepted it and declared Independence. Thomas Paine died when he was 72 years old.