The claim Paine refuted is the claim that Britain should govern American colonies because the colonists are of English descent. If you haven't, read Common Sense. It's an awesome read, and actually isn't too hard to understand, even if you aren't used to reading old English.
The English language belongs to the Germanic family of languages - but it has has a numerous influences of Latin and French - romance languages. But it is classified as a Germanic language. can i get a brainly
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Daniel Defoe, was an English writer, trader, journalist, spy, and pamphleteer ( pamphleteer is a historical term for someone who created or distributes pamphlets, unbound booklets for wide circulation) he was/ is most famous for him novel Robinson Crusoe, which is only second to the bible in its number of translations