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Thomas Paine. By: Kurt Dierdorf, Jesse Sabol, Pat Laure. Biographical Information. Born January 29, 1737 in Thetford, England Dropped out of school at age 12 Went to sea at 19 Published “Common Sense” in 1776 Imprisoned in France for not endorsing the execution of Louis XVL
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Thomas Paine By: Kurt Dierdorf, Jesse Sabol, Pat Laure
Biographical Information • Born January 29, 1737 in Thetford, England • Dropped out of school at age 12 • Went to sea at 19 • Published “Common Sense” in 1776 • Imprisoned in France for not endorsing the execution of Louis XVL • Died on June 8, 1809 as a “Founding Father”
Career Path • Born in poverty, but still became successful • Author • Pamphleteer • Radical • Inventor • Intellectual • Founding Father of the U.S. • Called “corset maker by trade, journalism by profession, and a propagandist by inclination.”
Major Events • 1776- published The Crisis pamphlet series to inspire Americans • 1777- became secretary of the Congressional Committee of Foreign Affairs • Accompanied Col. John Laurens to France and is credited with initiating the mission of funding the Revolution
Work Sited • Klemetti, Erik. "Thomas Paine." ushistory. Independence Hall Association, 1995. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://www.ushistory.org/paine/>. • "Thomas Paine." Wikimedia, 2011. Web. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine>. • kreis, Steven. "Thomas Paine, 1737-1809." N.p., 2006. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/paine.html>.