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Answer:
They tried to gain as much territory in the Pacific as possible
The Marshall Plan is also known as the European Recovery Program (ERP). This program, implemented in 1948, was meant to help western European nations after World War II. Many of the nations funded through this program, like France, Great Britain, and Italy, faced millions of dollars in damage due to the fighting during the war.
The US hoped that this money would help to rebuild their infrastructure and stabilize their economy. Along with this, the US hoped this would help them build alliances to fight the spread of communism (and Soviet influence) in Europe.
Paine, along with many revolutionaries of the period, viewed government as being inherently limited, in the sense that it was meant to serve the people and not the other way around. That's why he wrote "common sense" which talked about the absurdity of British rule over the colonies.