Derek Byers English 11cp pd. 3
During the time of the Revolution, the individuals that wanted independence had to find a way to spread their idea to all of the colonists. What better way to do this than to use writing? In this time period, the colonists were very fickle. The author of some sort of writing would have to be very good to get the readers attention and then eventually have them on their side. This is what Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine did. Though they are not the only persuasive writers of their time, they very well might have been the ones with the most impact.
One of the most well known writers of the Revolution was Thomas Jefferson. In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson became the first American to put history to work to create a nation. He blazed a path that historians have been following ever since. Consider the difficulty Jefferson faced. Different events were happening in thirteen intensely local and isolated colonies......
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