2. THOMAS PAIN
•Thomas Pain was a
writer, Patriot, and
radical among many
other things
•Paine emigrated to the
British American
colonies in 1774
•His biggest
contributions were in
his writings Common
Snense
•In 1777, Paine became
secretary of the
Congressional
Committee on Foreign
Affairs
3. The CRISIS
•The Crisis is a collection of articles
written by Thomas Paine during
the American Revolutionary War.
•Thomas Pains words were so
insightful that General George
Washington had them read
allowed to his troops at Valley
Forge
•He describes the tyranny of Great
Britain and that Americans need to
stand up and fight for their country
•At the time he believed the
colonies had waited to long to start
the revolution
•Thomas Paine’s writings can be
best described as Patriotic
