What purpose is served by including examples of the "many firsts" that Mexican culture brought to
North America?
А
It reinforces the idea that Mexican culture has
contributed to American culture.
B
It introduces the idea that American culture is
largely modeled after Mexican culture.
С
It shows that the U. S. was eager to acquire
land from Mexico because of its valuable
cultural contributions.
D
It illustrates the cultural connection between
people who live in Mexico and those who
have immigrated to the U. S.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).