Jae+S.+-+I+am+Thomas+Paine

The famous American I am doing for my I am project is Thomas Paine. As we have learned in Social Studies class, he was the anonymous author of Common Sense which made many people think of the British king differently. However, there are many questions that I kept asking when I researched him. For instance, how did he get enough education to write the Common Sense and many other important documents? And if there was another way, he was in a poor family, so how could he afford it?


 * If Thomas Paine was so royal, why didn't he put his name on //Common Sense//, while the others put their name on the //Decleration of Independence//?**

Timeline of Thomas Paine media type="custom" key="591865"

Document [|American Crisis] http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?subcategory=15 Audio Video Visual Qotes "All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. "
 * "Thomas Paine Quotes." __Famous Quotes and Quotations at BrainyQuote__. 24 Mar. 2008 
 * "Talking in Circles » Blog Archive » Thomas Paine quotes." __Talking in Circles__ . 18 Apr. 2008 .

Secondary Sources
 * "Thomas Paine, 1737-1809." __The History Guide -- Main__. 3 Apr. 2008 
 * "Thomas Paine." __let it all collapse__. 1 Apr. 2008 
 * "Thomas Paine." __ushistory.org__. 7 Apr. 2008 