<span>The colonists used nonviolent resistance. They printed many pamphlets as well (including Paine's), and much letter writing was done to England to petition for the redress of grievances. For the second question, the answer is that independence was common sense because it was the only rational course of action against an oppressive monarchy.</span>
Answer: In a group of city-states, each city-state is independent and rules by its own king. No central power controlled all of the city-states. In an empire, consisting of a nation and the city-states and nations it has conquered, one ruler is in control.
Explanation: One has a king in where the other has just a ruler
