Thomas Paine played a significant role in the American Revolution. He was an influential writer during the American Revolution and wrote pamphlets and essays that paved the way to the Declaration of Independence.
By writing the 'Crisis' papers, he influenced the soldiers to keep fighting for independence. He wrote total 16 'Crisis' papers and ordered that those papers be read to all. His writings were, then, helpful in boosting the energy of Washington's soldiers.
Sharecropping. <span>When the war ended three months later, many freed African Americans saw the “40 acres and a mule” policy as proof that they would finally be able to work their own land after years of servitude. </span>