Due to the amount of taxes Britain imposed on the colonists, the majority were unwilling to speak out. His pamphlet was published and about 120,000 were sold and the number reached into the millions, but he never profited from his sales, he still remained poor and continued to write for what he believed in. The pamphlet became significant for its content; independence from Great Britain. The series of taxes during the 1760s created stress on the colonists over time and eventually led to rebellion and revolt. The importance of the events led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence, and the pamphlet played an important role in establishing and emphasizing that the colonists should be independent. “Crisis” was another work by Paine with love and motivation for soldiers during their difficult times. A reader might infer from Paine's work that he uses his pamphlets as a motivational tool to help the colonists. The pamphlet was significant for the role it played during the colonists' struggle to gain independence. When delegates from the thirteen colonies met at the Constitutional Convention and during the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, when the thirteen colonies once again became independent and no longer under British rule, they formed a new