The answer is D hope you have a good day
Answer:
The best way to paraphrase this excerpt is:
c. Britain has oppressed the colonists in many ways.
Explanation:
According to Thomas Paine in this excerpt, Britain was not only taxing the colonists. It was binding them in "all cases whatsoever", meaning Britain was trying its best to keep colonists under its control through several designs. In other words, Britain's government was oppressing the colonists in such a way that Paine felt it was comparable to slavery. Colonists had no freedom, no choice. As could be expected, such oppression led to rebellion.
The first text box is C, since it introduces text with "picture this" and a nice setting they'd like to imagine.
The second text box is B as it flows the hook (which gets the audience's attention) smoothly into the claim.
The third text box is A, as it goes into detail on the writer's claim
The fourth text box is D, as the word "however" indicates there will be a counterclaim
The last text box is E since it goes into detail on the counterclaim.
C
A chain is as strong as your weakest link. The group was only as strong as the weakest person carrying that couch, and apparently Gary was not strong