Answer:
C
Explanation:
Thomas Paine counters the opinion of some people that America had existed as such a developed country only because of the British rule, and that it should therefore remain British, so as to keep developing and becoming better.
Nothing is underlined in your sentence, but the sentence sounds like it is set in the present.
B. present
The answer is SAID
Established
Said
Voted
Ageeed
Light Warmth of love was longing for and fire see visions like a warm stove
The word that means "an excess" in this excerpt is <u>surplus.</u>
