Thomas Paine• Is given the title “The Father of The American Revolution”.

• His pamphlet “Common Sense” was written in 1776 and swarmed through the houses of the literate.

• In this pamphlet, Paine wanted to convey a sense of resentment to the Crown.

• This document became a key player in the events to start the American Revolution.

• Paine also wrote “The Age of Reason.”

• This was a document he published right before he was to be imprisoned in France and most likely executed.

• He attacked religion in this paper with evidence of inconsistencies that he found in the Bible.

• At one point he was even abandoned by his friends and family and had only himself.

• Paine was discredited by many people who did not agree with his ways.

• He emigrated from Norfolk in 1774, just in time to participate in The American Revolution.