Answer- The statements b c and d are true with regard to Thomas Paine's common sense.
Explanation:-
Thomas Paine penned down certain political and moral arguments to free the people in the colonies that were obtained by Britain on the grounds of equality for all human beings. It encouraged people in the 13 colonies to fight for their Independence from Britain.
Since it was published, it was charged treason to write anything against the government, but became an instant hit among the people. The people were persuaded to rationally think about living their lives independently.
The enlightenment explained how leaders should rule and protect their people not rule over them
<span>The word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion, as happened with the former soviet union and its eastern european neighbors is the buffer zone. It is created to specific areas that needs to be protected such as restrictions on the use of resources of that area and the country do its best to create measures to improve the conservation value of that area.</span>
The event that was an attempt for states to resolve their differences before the Constitutional Convention was the Annapolis Convention.
Explanation
The Annapolis Convention was held in Annapolis (Maryland), on September 11-14, in 1786 and it was created to discuss, develop and remove the trade barriers that each state had established since the government had no power to regulate trade between the states.
Only twelve delagates from five states attended the convention (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and Delaware) and it failed to accomplished its purpose, but the recommendations made by the delagates were later adopted by the U.S Congress.
I would say that authoritarianism is prevented in this case.
Authoritarianism means that there is only one person deciding what is right or what is wrong, according to their own thoughts and ideas. Nobody else has a say in a such an organization. However, here, that is obviously not the case, which is why that is prevented when a lot of people express their own opinions.
