Answer: he wrote the book "Common Sense" that was instrumental in convincing inhabitants of 13 american colonies to rebel against metropolis.
Explanation:
In the process of independence from the United States, the book "Common Sense", by the British author Thomas Paine (1737-1809), was instrumental in convincing still undecided inhabitants. Strongly inspired by the Enlightenment ideals, Paine would deftly defend the need to separate from a despot government that only exploited and harmed the 13 American Colonies.
The war against the ancient metropolis would last until 1781, when the colonists, supported by France, the Netherlands and Spain, definitively defeated the English at the battle of Yorktown. The metropolis would officially recognize American independence two years later, and the new country's first constitution - with strong Enlightenment influences - would be promulgated in 1788.
