Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Thomas Paine - This person migrated from Britain to America at age thirty-seven, and used his skills as a pamphleteer to speak out in favor of the Revolution by anonymously penning Common Sense, The American Crisis, and The Rights of Man.

Edmund Burke - This longstanding member of the British House of Commons and the Whig Party was well known as an orator, author, and political theorist who supported the American Revolution, but opposed the French Revolution.

King George III - This person is best known for his role in the American Revolution,...
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