“. . every thing that is right or reasonable pleads
for separation. the blood of the slain, the
weeping voice of nature cries, ’tis time to
part. . ”
— thomas paine, common sense
in this quotation, thomas paine is trying to
convince the colonists to
(1) accept the proclamation of 1763
(2) break a treaty with spain
(3) declare their independence from england
(4) dissolve their alliance with france

In this quotation, Thomas Paine is trying to convince the colonists to "(3) declare their independence from England" This was one of the major influences of the revolution. 

The three steps before modern english were indo-european, germanic, and old english. as peoples moved around the eurasian continent, their languages changed. throughout the ages, the languages became more specialized. as english has many germanic influences, it is easy to see how this was one of the forebears. also, old english was one of the main ancestors of the modern language, spoken in the 5th through about the 13th centuries.