Name______________________________________
Thomas Paine: Author and Patriot
 Born in ______________________________
 Met _______________________________ and
moved to the colonies in 1774
 Against _______________________________
Paine’s Common Sense: pg. 118
January 1776
 ______ page pamphlet sold over ___________________ copies
 Wrote as a ______________________ person speaking to ____________________
people
• A few details from Common Sense:
• ________________, not kings and queens, should make the laws.
• Made a strong case for _________________ freedom and the right to
______________________ self-defense.
• It would be dishonorable for us (the colonies) to accept help from Spain and
France to just stay a part of England
• We should publish a paper to send to other countries explaining the miseries
we’ve suffered, all the peaceful measures we’ve tried, and why we can’t live
happily under British rule.
 BIG IDEA (not in book – think about it!) : Until we _______________
________________ we cannot stand with other nations. And that is exactly what
the colonists did…
The American Crisis: pg. 128 (2nd to last paragraph on the page)
Late 1776 – Paine was traveling with Washington’s army
1. What was the “crisis” going on with the American
army in late 1776?
Once you read the excerpt of The Crisis, answer the
following questions.
2. How does Paine try to persuade his readers?
3. What does Paine mean by “the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot”?
4. What does Paine say will happen if people do not support the fight against the British?