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Maps courtesy of the Department of History,
United States Military Academy
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Maps courtesy of the Department of History,
United States Military Academy
Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense (1775), urging the colonies to declare their independence, found 150,000 purchasers in a population of less than 3 million — the equivalent today of a sale of 14 million.