Thomas paine was the author of: the albany plan of union common sense the declaration of independence

  Common sense.

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  Thomas Paine was an American political activist, philosopher, and revolutionary. He was one of the four Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the author of two of the most influential pamphlets at the beginning of the American Revolution. One of them was called "Common Sense", this pamphlet was virtually read or listen by every rebel that joins the cause. It crystalizes the rebellious demand for independence from Great Britain.

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