“I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to [show] a single advantage that this continent can reap by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat, not a single advantage is derived. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid, buy them where we will…”
-- Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776
What was Paine implying with this excerpt from the pamphlet Common Sense?
“I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to [show] a single advantage that this continent can reap by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat, not a single advantage is derived. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid, buy them where we will…”
-- Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776
What was Paine implying with this excerpt from the pamphlet Common Sense?
The American colonies should declare independence from Great Britain.
The American colonies should form an alliance with Great Britain.
The American colonies should negotiate an end to the conflict with Great Britain.
The American colonies should boycott all products from Great Britain.