I think it's the 3rd sentence because belligerent means hostile and aggressive.
Thomas Paine was responding to the British Government in which he marshaled moral and political arguments for peopel to fight against Britain.
The British taxed us too much, did not give us a say, and when we did rebel, we'd be hung or killed. For this reason, we fought for independence.
Administration of Justice Act, Coercive Acts, Boston Port Act, Quartering Act
The answer to the quote from The Cask of Amontillado is that Montresor buried all of the old bones. "In pace requiescat" translates to "rest in peace". The Cask of Amontillado itself is said to be the heart of a body inside of the vault that contains all of the bones.
