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news and politics war and conflictsWhat was Thomas Paine's purpose in writing the Crisis No 1?
Moreover, what was Thomas Paines purpose in writing the Crisis No 1?
to force the Britishgovernment to review its policy of taxing the colonies to inspirethe common people of America to fight for independence to explainthe current situation in Britain to the American colonists to urgethe Americans to seek
Also question is, what was the importance of the crisis by Thomas Paine?
The Crisis In 1776 Paine wrote Common Sense, an extremelypopular and successful pamphlet arguing for Independence fromEngland. The essays collected here constitute Paine'songoing support for an independent and self-governing Americathrough the many severe crises of the RevolutionaryWar.
When Paine uses the word “try” inthis context in “The Crisis,” he means somethinglike “test.” In other words, he is saying that thetimes they were living in were the times that tested men's souls.Paine is saying that some people will not stand up for theircountry and their freedom.