Lesson 3.2 Thomas Paine & Common Sense

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Benjamin Franklin

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One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, known for his contributions to the American Enlightenment and his role in the American Revolution.

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Boston Massacre

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A confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston.

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Boston Tea Party

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A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773, against the tax policy of the British government and the East India Company.

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Common Sense

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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.

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Intolerable Acts (Coercive and Quebec)

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A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party, meant to punish Massachusetts colonists.

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John Adams

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A Founding Father, the first Vice President, and the second President of the United States, who played a leading role in advocating for independence.

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Proclamation of 1763

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Issued by King George III, it forbade all settlement west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains, which was intended to conciliate the Native Americans.

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Stamp Act 1765

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An act of the British Parliament that imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials be produced on stamped paper.

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Sugar Act 1764

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A revenue-raising act passed by the British Parliament, which aimed to end the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies.

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Thomas Paine & Common Sense

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Thomas Paine was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, and revolutionary, best known for his pamphlet 'Common Sense' which advocated American independence.