I believe it's <span>D) "It is the only way to keep peace in the colonies," since I know that Paine is arguing for the colonies' independence from Britain. </span>
There are many islands west of Vancouver, BC.
That group of islands is known as the Gulf Islands. The largest of the Gulf Islands is Quadra Island.
There is also a very large island just west of Vancouver BC that is not included in the Gulf Islands group. It is called Vancouver Island. Victoria, BC is located on Vancouver Island.
There was a Federalist president and a Democratic-Republican vice-president and there were ties. Federalist John Adams defeated Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson. Despite the vituperation between their respective camps, neither Adams nor Jefferson actively campaigned for the presidency.<span>[3][4]</span>This became a long-standing tradition in American politics lasting into the second half of the 19th century. Jefferson got the second uppermost number of electoral votes and was chosen as vice president according to the prevailing rules of Electoral College voting. This election marked the formation of the First Party System, and recognized a rivalry between Federalist New England and Democratic-Republican South, with the middle states holding the balance of power
