Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist and philosopher. He was born in 1737 in England and died in 1809 in New York City. Paine is known for writing influential pamphlets and papers that advocated for American independence and challenged institutionalized religion. Some of his most notable works include Common Sense, published in 1776, which was instrumental in promoting revolutionary ideas in the American colonies. Paine also wrote The Age of Reason and Rights of Man, which criticized institutionalized religion and advocated for liberalism and republicanism. He influenced many American and French revolutionaries with his writings and political ideas.

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4. Who is Paine? Born: Jan.29,1737 in Thetford, England Died: June 8,1809 in New York City, USA Paine’s father: Joseph Paine, who was a Quaker Paine’s mother: Frances Cocke, who was an Anglican

5. Paine’s early life Born and grew up around uneducated people Left school at the age 12 A corset maker at 13 At 19, Paine became a merchant seaman

6. Paine’s timeline On the 21 st of January 1777, Paine was appointed secretary to a commission on 17 th of April he was made secretary to the committee of foreign affairs In January 1779, Paine got into trouble March 1787 he wrote to Franklin father died in 1786 Mother died in May 1790

7. Paine’s early life CON… Former Englishman Supported independence On September 27,1759, Paine married Mary Lambert On June 4, he signed a separation agreement with his wife and moved to London where a friend introduced him to Benjamin Franklin in September

8. About Paine Paine was a pamphleteer , revolutionary , radical , liberal and intellectual Paine was arrested in Paris and imprisoned in December 1793; he was released in 1794.

9. What Paine did? January 9, 1776 Thomas Paine published the pamphlet “ Common Sense.”

10. Paine’s main interests Ethics Is the study of values and customs of a person or group. Politics Is the process by which groups of people make decisions within civil governments

11. Influences & Influenced Influences (who influenced him) Voltaire , Rousseau , Locke , Religious , Society of Friends , & Montesquieu Influenced (who he influenced) Thomas Jefferson , Vergniaund , Lincoln , Edison , M.D. Conway

12. Thomas Paine's monument is on North Avenue in New York

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