Thomas Paine Common Sense Questions

Fallacious

Misleading

What arguments does Paine use to reject the notion that colonies must remain connected to Great Britain for future happiness?

"...a child has thrived upon milk, that it is never to have meat..." Times change, things change. When we need them before, we don't really need it right now.

Thomas Paine famous quote

"In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet"

Cite examples that Paine makes in reference to nature and natural events in Common Sense.

"In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet". Geographically not natural for Britain to manage the colonies. The baby and the milk, which means when a baby was born and raised on milk doesn't means they can't switch to meat.

_________is the market of the colonies, not just one of the country

Europe

How does Paine describe the geographical inconvenience of being ruled by Great Britain?

Everything has to go through Britain, they are too far away to be able to manage them or govern them. The ship will take month to the colonies, by the time we sent back the response it will be too long. Paine is saying that the inconvenience of such long distance is ridiculous.

According to this pamphlet, why has Great Britain protected the colonies?

For their own interest, they get tobacco, cotton. The British takes them and make product out of them, then sell them back. The protect the colonies just because they can get thing out of them.

Papistical

Implying a condescending attitude

Jesuitically

Intrigue, with a sinister design

Europe is the _________ of America

Parent country

Paine compare the people in the____________ to the parasites as they only wants the good out of the colonies.

Parliament

What is the reason Payne wrote this pamphlet? Explain in one sentence.

To convince the colonists why they should break away from the Britain.

Paine is telling the colonies to use

common sense