Answer: elastic clause
Explanation: The quote mentioned “possible changes of things” meaning that they’re laws that can change depending on the situation hence the term elastic.
The Americas are the big answer here. They held other holdings in other places as well.
The correct answer is A)To convince the American colonies to separate from Britain
Thomas Paine's famous pamhplet <em>Common Sense</em> was written as a means to convince colonists that they would be better of without British control. In the passage above, Paine argues that the colonists would have had more financial success without being controlled by England. This is due to the fact that the colonists were often limited to trading just with England as part of its system of mercantilism. This severely limited the colonists and their ability to trade with other countries.
<span>President Andrew
Jackson, who had always defended the right of states in past conflicts,
this time, was on the side of the federal authorities in this conflict
of interest, asking Congress to authorize him to use military force
against South Carolina , if it becomes necessary. President
Jackson sent ships to the ports of South Carolina to collect tariffs,
at the time when Congress was already working on a new compromise bill,
to lower tariff rates at acceptable prices. <span>South Carolina accepted the new plan, and for a time, the whole issue of separation was forgotten.</span></span>
