American Revolution by Nathan Belisle did america have the right to revolt according to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"

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In the late eighteenth century the American colonies started a revolution and broke ties from the English Monarchy. It is argued that America at that time did not have the right to revolt and that the Americans were a group of complainers. However, a official historical document shows that given the circumstances at the time and the views of monarchy itself, the Americans did have the right to revolt and they were in their prime …

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…in England "he will scarcely refuse his consent to a bill for putting England into as strong a state of defiance as possible, and in America he would never suffer such a bill to be passed." (CS chap.3) In conclusion unfair treatment and the absurdity of monarchy itself show America did in fact have the right to revolt and it was the perfect time to do it. This is proven by a justifiable historical document.