Examine the usage of the words bequeath and posterity in this excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Then complete the senten
ces that follow. The authority of Great Britain over this continent, is a form of government, which sooner or later must have an end: And a serious mind can draw no true pleasure by looking forward, under the painful and positive conviction that what he calls "the present constitution" is merely temporary. As parents, we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not sufficiently lasting to ensure any thing which we may bequeath to posterity. According to Paine, the government of Great Britain will bequeath to the colonists. He also implies that the posterity .
The word bequeath means <em>to leave something in legacy to somebody. </em>And the word posterity is basically <em><u /></em><u />your <em>descendants. </em><em> </em>
According to Paine, the government of Great Britain will bequeath nothing that will endure to the colonists.
He also implies that the posterity of any nation has the right to blame their predecessors for their suffering.
Explanation:
The meaning of the word bequeath is to leave something after your death in a literal definition, then in the excerpt, it means that Great Britain won't leave anything of value to the colonist after they're gone.
The meaning of the word posterity in a literal way is the descendants in a family, then in here, it is mention that future generations will live in the place that their predecessors have created and will have the right to blame them if these conditions are not good.
