What was the purpose to Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and what Foundational American document did it help inspire?

Arguing for a republican form of government under a written constitution, it played a key role in rallying American support for independence. Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.

the completion of the erie canal spurred the first great westward movement of american settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the appalachians and made new york the preeminent commercial city in the united states.

these civilizations were located around fertile rivers, where they could produce an abundance of crops