Question

Read the excerpt below.

The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind . . . The laying a Country desolate with Fire and Sword, declaring War against the natural rights of all Mankind . . . is the Concern of every Man to whom Nature hath given the Power of feeling.
—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

Based on the excerpt, Paine argues that America should become independent because Britain intends to

A. arrest Americans who don’t pay taxes.
B. keep America isolated.
C. destroy America.
D. take American property.

Answer 1

C. the diction proves this with words like, "desolate," or, "declaring War." etc.

Answer 2

Correct answer choice is :

C) Destroy America.

Step-by-step explanation:

Thomas Paine was an English American writer and critic whose Common Sense and other works inspired the American Revolution, and supported cover the way for the Declaration of Independence. Paine printed The American Crisis pamphlet set to encourage the Americans in their battles against the British army. He placed the dispute between the good American dedicated to civic value and the greedy provincial man.