What was it that led American colonists to rebuke the rule of the British Empire? For some it was the ideals of Liberty and Self-Governance. For others, it was the idea of unfettered increase in commercial gain. The aspirations of the many, who were inspired by high ideals of radical democracy, became the leverage of the few, who used such high ideals to energize an army of common people against a global empire.

The texts available here are intended to be read with an eye to uncovering the true history of our Revolutionary founding as a nation.

Pennsylvania Broadside Against the East India Company -- Original text by the Sons of Liberty publicly indicting the British chartered East India Corporation for inhuman crimes and usurpations of rights, December 4, 1773.

Common Sense -- by Tom Paine, included the first public call for an American separation from the British Empire. 1776.

The Crisis, 1776-1783 -- a series of essays written by Tom Paine during the Revolutionary War.

Obeservations On Slaves and Indentured Servants Inlisted in the Army and in the Navey of the United States -- Antibiastes, August 14, 1777.

The Rights of Man -- Tom Paine's defense of Revolution against inherited privilege, minority rule and chartered corporations, in response to Edmund Burke. 1791-1792.

The Age of Reason -- Critique of religion by Tom Paine.