<span>The one reason that Thomas Paine thinks the colonies stand a
good chance against the British was that the colonies had very less to lose in
the fight against the British. On the other hand the British had everything to
lose once the colonies freed themselves from the oppression. The colonies had
every resource to prepare arms for the fight against the British. The British
would lose out financially in a big way as the colonies would then stop paying
undue taxes that the British government charged. </span>
Most authors connect their books to actual people, the way people read books sometimes they really connect to the characters so it can effect them. Also let's say a book is about bad decisions that can also change a person's decision in something in life, also effects then. Hope that helped a bit
The second article is the one that has it<span />
