Thomas Paine's book Common Sense actually influenced the colonists to
fight against Great Britain and attain the freedom for getting equal
rights. This gave the colonists the required boost to start the war
against Great Britain. In the year 1776, The December of independence
was also written in a pamplet and distributed among people. This
pamphlet contained certain lines from the book Common Sense.Thomas Paine
was the person that had a great influence on the people for fighting
against the tyranny of England and getting the equal rights they deserved.