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Composition of Common Sense
- When
- late 1775 – January 1776
- Where
- Philadelphia newspaper business
- Part of
- Publication of Common Sense
Paine began writing the pamphlet in late 1775 under the working title Plain Truth, after establishing himself in Philadelphia's newspaper business.
Having arrived in the American colonies in November 1774, Paine quickly engrained himself in the Philadelphia newspaper business and began writing Common Sense in late 1775 under the working title of Plain Truth. The pamphlet was written in 1775–1776 and advocated independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
Sources
- Common Sense Wikipedia
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