5/13/2023 0 Comments Sunshine Patriots by Bill Campbell![]() ![]() The American Crisis appeared throughout the war in multiple installments, both in pamphlet form and on the pages of newspapers, mostly in 17. ![]() Now, however, his writing had earned him his status as a leading American revolutionary and motivator of his adopted countrymen. He had also failed as a teacher, tax collector, and shopkeeper. Before moving to America from England in late 1774, he had failed at his father’s trade of corset-making. ![]() Prior to the stunning success of Common Sense, he had lived a life of obscurity and setbacks. ![]() Washington met them on Long Island, withdrew to Manhattan, retreated to White Plains, and eventually allowed the enemy to push him south through New Jersey and across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania.Īt a time when the Continental army-and the American people-needed a lesson in perseverance, Thomas Paine (1737–1809) could speak from experience. Fortunes reversed, however, when the British attacked in New York. The year’s military campaign began propitiously when in March artillery pieces dragged by Henry Knox’s men to Dorchester Heights caused the Redcoats to withdraw from Boston. By the end of 1776, Jefferson’s pen seemed mightier than Washington’s sword. Although it was easy to celebrate independence, the British army made it difficult for Americans to secure it. ![]()
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