The statements that reflect the reasons that Thomas Paine gave for declaring independence from British rule are:
<span>King George’s reign was colored by abusive uses of power.
</span><span>The king was envious of the colonies’ prosperity.
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Thomas Paine is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the United States as he played a significant role in the American revolution.
Answer:
Galileo was ordered to turn himself in to the Holy Office to begin trial for holding the belief that the Earth revolves around the sun, which was deemed heretical by the Catholic Church. Standard practice demanded that the accused be imprisoned and secluded during the trial.
Explanation:
A - Greeks wrote the most complete history of the early Olympics.
None of the other answers apply in this case. I'ts not true of course that Greeks had no interest in the study of their own history, nor are they only famous because the Egyptians recorded their whole history. They did howevre, write a history of their own olympics and how they were performed.
It counts as freedom to rub in people's faces lol