jan 10, 1776 - Common Sense Was written by Thomas Paine to advocate independence from Great Britain to the colonists Nearly 120,000 copies were going around the colonies by April of that year * This is a major event that sparked the writing of the Declaration of Independence

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*Was written by Thomas Paine to advocate independence from Great Britain to the colonists

*Nearly 120,000 copies were going around the colonies by April of that year

* This is a major event that sparked the writing of the Declaration of Independence