Read the excerpt below.
the cause of america is in a great measure the cause of all mankind . . the laying a country desolate with fire and sword, declaring war against the natural rights of all mankind . . is the concern of every man to whom nature hath given the power of feeling.
—thomas paine, common sense, 1776

based on the excerpt, paine argues that america should become independent because britain intends to

a. arrest americans who don’t pay taxes.
b. keep america isolated.
c. destroy america.
d. take american property.

Review the territory. all land from the bighorn mountains down to south dakota territory. what happened to this territory as a result of the treaty of fort laramie in 1868? it was confiscated by the us government, as a consequence for the battle of the little bighorn. it was given to the us government by the lakota sioux, who got reservation lands in exchange. it was gifted by the us government to the lakota sioux, who viewed it as a sacred place. it was allocated for lakota sioux to settle, but the us government maintained mining rights.