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Why did Thomas Payne write? The pamphlet common sense was it to support conquering the native Americans or to argue that more land should go to France and Spain, or to show that loyalty to the monarchy was wrong or to pledge his loyalty to the British government

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Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" to argue against loyalty to the British monarchy and to advocate for American independence. Published in January 1776, the pamphlet was a powerful and persuasive call to arms for the American colonies to break away from British rule. Paine criticized the monarchy and hereditary succession, arguing that it was irrational for the colonies to remain subject to British authority.

His work was significant in shaping public opinion in favor of independence and helped galvanize support for the revolutionary cause among the colonists. "Common Sense" did not support the conquest of Native Americans or the idea of land being given to France and Spain; rather, it focused on promoting the idea of self-governance and the need for the colonies to establish their own democratic government free from British control.

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