Which statement BEST describes Thomas Paine? A. Paine was a novelist who described the American Revolution. B. Paine was a journ
alist who supported the ideals of the American Revolution. C. Paine was a founding father who helped write documents renouncing British tyranny. D. Paine was a British citizen who supported the Tories and American political views.
The correct answer is B) Paine was a journalist who supported the ideals of the American Revolution.
Thomas Paine wrote one of the most famous pieces of literature from the Revolutionary era. It was called <em>Common Sense</em>. This pamphlet laid out several different arguments as to why the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain. Paine argued that it was ridiculous that a small island country (aka Great Britain) that was almost 3,000 miles away controlled an enormous land mass like North America. Along with this, he described the injustices taken by the British government and how the colonists should not accept this type of treatment.
The industrial revolution was able to start in Great Britain because of the natural resources were plentiful in Britain. The country's rivers provided water power for the new factories and a means for transporting raw materials and finished products
Yes, the reasoning being was that there were two options to make the Japanese surrender in order to end the war. One was to invade Japan and another was bombing it. The US previously did try to invade Japan, but suffered major casualties, if they were to invade more, the US would lose a lot of soldiers and material. Dropping the atom bomb was the better option as it didn't risk any US lives and it was it scare the Japanese into surrendering.
