The excerpt could serve as evidence to support the argument that:
A. European tensions with Britain and France fueled partisan debates in the 1790s.
B. American colonists were united by the economic constraints placed on them by Great Britain.
C. many new state constitutions maintained property qualifications for voting and citizenship.
D. a republican form of government was superior to a monarchy.
Answer:D
The excerpt could serve as evidence to support the argument that:
A. European tensions with Britain and France fueled partisan debates in the 1790s. B. American colonists were united by the economic constraints placed on them by Great Britain. C. many new state constitutions maintained property qualifications for voting and citizenship. D. a republican form of government was superior to a monarchy.
Explanation: Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution, and became an immediate sensation. The excerpt discusses how a monarchy is much worse for the people than a republican form of government. Why it's the right answer: