Oil painting of Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos
Read the below primary source material. As you do so, consider the following questions:
- What does Paine see as unjust about British rule in North America?
- What changes does he propose?
Thomas Paine, ‘Of Monarch and Hereditary Succession, Section II, Common Sense, Philadelphia: W. & T. Bradford, 1776.
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Reading
Read the below primary source material. As you do so, consider the following questions:
Thomas Paine, ‘Of Monarch and Hereditary Succession, Section II, Common Sense, Philadelphia: W. & T. Bradford, 1776.
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