A pamphlet by T. Paine that played a major role in pushing America to take the plunge into independence. Published in Philadelphia in January 1776, it appealed straightforwardly and simply to the rejection of hereditary monarchy and the need for independence from Britain, as common sense, and sold 120,000 copies in three months. Since April 1775, armed conflict had been taking place between the mother country and the colonies, and a growing sentiment for independence was building among Americans, but loyalty to the British king and a sense of being British prevented people from taking the plunge into independence. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
アメリカを独立に踏み切らせるのに大きな役割を果たしたT.ペインのパンフレット。1776年1月フィラデルフィアで刊行され,世襲君主制の否定とイギリス本国からの独立を当然の常識common senseであると直截簡明に訴え,3ヵ月で12万冊売れたという。1775年4月より本国と植民地間とでは武力衝突が行われ,アメリカ人の間で独立への気運は醸成されつつあったが,イギリス国王に対する忠誠心,イギリス人であることの意識のゆえに,独立に踏み切れずにいた。
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