Question

In "Common Sense," Thomas Paine asks the colonists: "can [you] hereafter love, honor, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land?" (36). This is similar to which grievance against King George cited by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 1

In Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," he asks whether the colonists can continue to support a government that has brought war and destruction. This is similar to a grievance against King George III in the Declaration of Independence, accusing him of bringing Native American warriors to attack the colonists.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," he asks the colonists if they can continue to love, honor, and serve a government that has brought war and destruction to their land.

This question is similar to a grievance against King George III cited by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.

In the Declaration, Jefferson accused the king of bringing savage Native American warriors to attack the colonists' frontiers, which was seen as a betrayal and the use of brutal tactics.