10 - Common Sense

Update: 2011-03-29

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This lecture focuses on the best-selling pamphlet of the American Revolution: Thomas Paine's Common Sense, discussing Paine's life and the events that led him to write his pamphlet. Published in January of 1776, it condemned monarchy as a bad form of government, and urged the colonies to declare independence and establish their own form of republican government. Its incendiary language and simple format made it popular throughout the colonies, helping to radicalize many Americans and pushing them to seriously consider the idea of declaring independence from Britain.

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25 – Being an American: The Legacy of the Revolution

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24 - Creating a Nation

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23 - Creating a Constitution

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22 - The Road to the Constitutional Convention

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21 - A Union Without Power

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20 - Confederation

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19 - War and Society

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18 - Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture

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17 - The Logic of a Campaign (or, How in the World Did We Win?)

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16 - The Importance of George Washington

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15 - Citizens and Choices: Experiencing the Revolution in New Haven

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14 - Heroes and Villains

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13 - Organizing a War

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12 - Civil War

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11 - Independence

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10 - Common Sense

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09 - Who Were the Loyalists?

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08 - The Logic of Resistance

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07 - Being a Revolutionary

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06 - Resistance or Rebellion? (Or, What the Heck is Happening in Boston?)

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10 - Common Sense

Joanne B. Freeman

10 - Common Sense