Is thomas paine trustworthy as a reporter of historical events? explain.

No. Thomas Paine is known for two major terms: criticism and passion. His fame rose because he was a very passionate advocate of anti-slavery, world peace, and social security for the elderly and the poor. However, later in life he became anti-church which made him so unpopular. All these attributes of Paine made him obviously partisan. He could not be considered objective or neutral; thus, his rendition of historical events may be tainted by his political leaning and convictions.

they were unable to pay their debts

the east coast has nothing to do with the dust bowl, the dust bowl killed a full year's worth of crops in seconds, and with the dust on the land, the land would be worthless.   furthermore the farmers couldn't  get  out of their houses due to the dust so when the bank came to collect money, farmers couldn't  pay it