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COMMON SENSE was an instant best-seller. Published in January 1776 in Philadelphia, nearly 120,000 copies were in circulation by April. Paine's brilliant arguments were straightforward. He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic.
Paine avoided flowery prose. He wrote in the language of the people, often quoting the Bible in his arguments. Most people in America had a working knowledge of the Bible, so his arguments rang true. Paine was not religious, but he knew his readers were. King George was "the Pharaoh of England" and "the Royal Brute of Great Britain." He touched a nerve in the American countryside.
The Continental Congress and state governments imposed a poll tax to pay for the Revolutionary war debts. The poll tax was based the same head tax, regardless of income. The poor farmers of Massachusetts were unable to pay the taxes, their lands were sold and many were thrown into debtors prison. Many of whom were veterans of the Revolutionary War, felt that they were being treated unfairly and they rebelled. Shays Rebellion was suppressed but it worried many American elites. They felt that it was one more piece of evidence showing that the new system of government was needed. They wanted a more powerful national government in which ended up in calling a constitutional convention which ended up writing a new constitution for the US.
<span>The United States amended the Constitution to make communism illegal.</span>
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Chronology of the Cold War Date
Dean Acheson suggests ways that the Soviet Union could end the Cold War. 16th March, 1950
North Korean forces invade South Korea. 25th June, 1950
Harry Truman orders US troops to Korea. 28th June, 1950
United Nations troops arrive in South Korea. 1st July, 195
