Answer:
As the result of a conflict between British troops and a colonial militia in Massachusetts, Thomas Paine published the Common Sense.
Explanation:
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776 during the American War of Independence. It immediately became a huge success, both in the colonies and in Europe. Several editions of it appeared in Philadelphia and it was reissued in all parts of the United States. Some commentators argue that this pamphlet marked the beginning of nascent national sentiment. Either way, it was one of the most influential tracts of the American Revolution period.
Paine's pamphlet laid the blame for the suffering of the settlers entirely on the ruling British monarch George III. Common Sense strongly appealed to the American settlers for the argument that Paine gave to break free from British rule. Paine wrote and reasoned in a way that ordinary people could understand.
In Common Sense, Paine states that ordinary people are equal to the landed gentry. In this way he expresses the resentment of the settlers who desire Britain's independence. The only basis of political legitimacy, says Paine in Common Sense, is general, active agreement. "Taxation without representation" is unjust, and people have the right to object when the contract between governor and governed is broken.
Common Sense had a major influence on the amount of support that was obtained for the growing uprising in the colonies. There is no doubt that this text was an important incentive for many young men to be recruited by the Continental Army. Paine also believed in the victory and donated the proceeds of the pamphlet to the army of the insurgents, who would compete with the professional army of Great Britain.
