Why did thomas paine question british authority to rule the colonies in common sense?

a. he believed the king would only approve laws that benefited britain.
b. he believed parliament did not understand the needs of the american people.
c. he believed british laws could not be enforced from a distance.
d. he believed the size of the colonies made them impossible for britain to rule.

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

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