Loyalists against Patriots, and some Common Sense...

Most colonists supported the Continental Congress, and supported the boycott of the British imports. But we have some traitors here... the Loyalists. The Loyalists were a minority of colonists that actually supported and prefered the British rules among all, they are "loyal" that's why they're called Loyalists. They favored law and order imposed by Britain, and they dreaded the Patriots, because they were afraid of them, but still looked at them as illegal and brutal.
Although a lot of Loyalists opposed the Parliament taxes, they thought that Parliament should be blindly obeyed no matter what. During the Summer of 1774, two old friends who were lawyers, had a curious encounter, they took a walk to discuss the current crisis, this friends were John Adams, a Patriot, and Jonathan Sewell, a Loyalist. During the conversation Sewell warned Adams, that they should only incline for Britain and follow what Britain says, Adams a little disturbed replied, that he was going to die or to survive with and for his country. But the question is why did Loyalists completely opposed to Patriots ideals and causes? Well, because the Patriots didn't allow free speech, the disliked the militia drafts, they banned Loyalists newspapers and they feared oppression from the Patriots; poor Loyalists.

Published by Thomas Paine in January of 1776, Common Sense was an instant best-seller, in the colonies and in Europe. It had several editions in Philadelphia, and was republished in all parts of what will later become America. Because of "Common Sense", Paine became pretty famous.

Thomas Paine

Paine's political pamphlet brought the revolutionary feeling to its peek point into ideal focus by denouncing King George III and all British aristocrats as parasites and frogs, he referred to the King as the enemy of the American liberty. He wished that common people had the right to elect ALL the government, to create a republic that would offer new opportunities and allow the free trade with whomever they wanted. He was a visionary, freedom among all. To conclude, he said: "the cause of America, is the cause of all human kind: to be free".
Later on, we will discuss about the direct effect this little pamphlet had on a whole country(almost).

Front cover of "Common Sense"