Answer:
Correct answer is Colonists were angered that they were not represented in the British government
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Explanation:
First option is not correct as colonists believed in the democracy and in the equal representations of citizens in the British Empire.
Second option is correct as although they participated in the war, helped Britain to win the war, but still had no representative in the British government that would fight for the rights of the colonists.
Third option is not correct as this had no connection with their ideals and problems.
When Thomas Paine wrote about reconcillation, he is referring to the colonies staying peacefully connected with Great Britain. This is in his writing or book, "Common Sense".
The answer or the missing phrase in your sentence is the second statement or choice.
<span>B) They had lost battles to the Union.
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To keep either house of Congress from becoming too powerful. (Gradpoint)
