Question

Which sentence in this excerpt from "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine proposes that the American colonies should be neutral in their relationships with foreign nations?

Answer 1

The answer is B. As Europe is our market for trade, we ought to form no partial connection with any part of it. It is the true interest of America to steer clear of European contentions, which she never can do, while by her dependence on Britain, she is made the make-weight in the scale of British politics.

Answer 2

If the choices are:

A: Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will.

B: As Europe is our market for trade, we ought to form no partial connection with any part of it.

C: The next war may not turn out like the last, and should it not, the advocates for reconciliation now, will be wishing for separation then, because, neutrality in that case, would be a safer convoy than a man of war.

D: The time likewise at which the continent was discovered, adds weight to the argument, and the manner in which it was peopled increases the force of it.

then the answer is B.