In January 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense. This small pamphlet had a big effect on colonists and moved many Americans to support independence from Great Britain. Colonists were persuaded by the
<span>logic of Paine's arguments, which included that the Atlantic Ocean was too wide to allow Britain to rule America as well as an American government could, that it was foolish to think an island could rule a continent, and that the idea of Britain being America's "mother country" made Britain's actions all the worse because no mother would treat her children so badly.</span>
<span>. Basically what it did was to decrease the number of peasants who were forced to work on the landed people's property for very low wages. After the plague, there was a build up in the middle class as the peasants, now in short supply, could bargain for higher wages so, in turn, prices of farm goods increased, but the peasants got more status.</span>
Tensions are often high between Israel and Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank. Gaza is ruled by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has fought Israel many times. Israel and Egypt tightly control Gaza's borders to stop weapons getting to Hamas.
A) True
They were angry at colonists for taking their land.
