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“Some people say that, because America has grown wealthy under Great Britain, the same will happen in the future. Nothing can be more false. . . . I answer that America would have become just as wealthy, and probably more, had no European power ever been involved.”
- Thomas Paine, 1776
The passage is taken from a pamphlet written in the 1700s. Which of these is the MOST LIKELY purpose of the pamphlet?
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A to convince the American colonies to separate from Britainto convince the American colonies to separate from Britain
B to convince Parliament to treat the American colonies betterto convince Parliament to treat the American colonies better
C to convince the American colonies to remain under British ruleto convince the American colonies to remain under British rule
D to convince George III to stop the war on the American colonies