One characteristic was how society was controlled by a ruling elite of powerful clans.
Answer:
Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
Explanation:
Published in January 1776 in Philadelphia, nearly 120,000 copies were in circulation by April. Paine's brilliant arguments were straightforward. He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic. Paine avoided flowery prose.