Thomas Paine, Samuel Adams and the Radicalisation of Colonial Opinion

What this note covers

1. Introduction: The Power of Ideas in Revolutionary Change
2. Samuel Adams: Organisation, Grievance, and the Manufactured Crisis
3. Thomas Paine and Common Sense (January 1776): Ideology as Accelerant
4. Gordon Wood's Framework: Ideas as Revolutionary Cause
5. Radicalisation in Practice: From Petitions to Independence
6. Evaluating Significance: How Much Did They Matter?
7. Primary Sources and Evidence: Building Your Arguments

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