Answer: The answer is; <u>A. The transatlantic cable was not functional at that time. </u>
Explanation:
The transatlantic cable was not yet done at the time of President Lincoln's assassination. The news was delivered via a steamship and took a week to reach Britain. In the U.S, the transcontinental telegraph was completed and news reached others quite fast.
The Ming dynasty was located in China.
Common Sense by Thomas Paine was highly instrumental in convincing the colonists that they should separate from Great Britain, since it called into question the idea that such a vast and prosperous land should need the support of a small island nation (Britain).
It is A and C.
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