Common Sense Book by Thomas Paine philly British forces set out to

British forces set out to seize colonial stashes of weapons and ammunition in the Massachusetts countryside

First unfurled on July 8

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"Don't Give Up The Ship"

This decisive American victory provided a major lift for Patriot morale

Common Sense Book by Thomas Paine philly British forces set out toThomas Paine arrived in America from England in 1774. A friend of Benjamin Franklin, he was a writer of poetry and tracts condemning the slave trade. In 1775, as hostilities between Britain and the colonies intensified, Paine wrote Common Sense to encourage the colonies to break the British exploitative hold and fight for independence. The little booklet of 50 pages was published January 10, 1776 and sold a half million copies. Details Hardcover Made