Paine: The American Crisis Historians tell us that paine wrote the american crisis on or about November 20, 1776, on a military drumhead, which served as his desk o The British government is compared to a house thief who causes destruction of life and property and who must be stopped In short, The American Crisis is Enlightenment, deist document o Man relies on reason and indomitable optimism. The American struggling for victory must rely on his devotion to his cause and to his fellow man first and foremost 2021/2212021/2/21 7 Paine: The American Crisis: ❖ Historians tell us that Paine wrote The American Crisis on or about November 20, 1776, on a military drumhead, which served as his desk. ❖ The British government is compared to a house thief who causes destruction of life and property and who must be stopped. ❖ In short, The American Crisis is Enlightenment, Deist document. ❖ Man relies on reason and indomitable optimism. The American struggling for victory must rely on his devotion to his cause and to his fellow man, first and foremost