<span>Thomas Paine was an English-American <u>ACTIVIST</u> who wrote pamphlets that influenced many people and were instrumental in starting the american revolution. He skillfully communicated the ideas of the revolution to everyone, from farmers to intellectuals.
Since the purpose of the paragraph is to inform the word that best fits in the blank is the word "activist," it means that this person is someone who is campaigning/informing people to bring about certain political or social changes.</span>
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That the colonists have gone mad/insane/crazy/foolish.
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The answer is b they must yield to you