Answer: C. Because it convinced colonists that they were not bound to Britain
Explanation:
At the time of its publication, the idea of Independence had not yet been considered by the American public but Pain's pamphlet advocated for a radical idea of liberty, equality and democracy that would capture the "true American Spirit of liberty". His pamphlet was extremely influential in shifting the colonists' opinion towards Independence, presenting political and moral reasons for it's support, in wide circulation before the American Revolution.
Answer: i think A.
Explanation: The islands of the Pacific have gradually been gaining independence: two countries in the 1960s including Western Samoa, six countries in the 1970s, and three countries in the 1980s. The most recent country to win independence is the Republic of Palau, which gained nationhood in 1994.
Secretary of State William Seward's decision to purchase Alaska was controversial. Public opinion during the period was influenced by newspapers, which sneered at what they called "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox." They saw no reason to purchase the land from Russia
