Question

Read the quotation from The Crisis, Number IV.

“It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.”

Which phrase best describes the “cause” that Paine refers to?

Answer 1

The best answer for this question would be:

the consequences

The main phrase would be the consequences because it centers on what happens on the battlefield, and the lives of the people that remain in the battle. The result will remain the same.