The correct answer is it was never really defined
Although George H. W. Bush talked about it and how it was a new era of politics, it was never precisely defined as to what it stands for or what it would deal with or what the order would even be. It was a catchy phrase inspired by various events from the world but what it would be was never truly known or described.
One could argue that one similarity that Britain and the West Indies had with the New England colonies was that they all shared in the same "triangle trade", which brought large amounts of slaves to the Caribbean and large amounts of sugar and other products to Britain.
Thomas Paine's essay Common Sense significant to American independence because the essay spurred colonists to take a stand, demand independence, and establish their own government. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the fourth option or the last option.