Read the excerpt below. a government of our own is our natural right . . it is infinitely wiser and safer, to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power, than to trust such an interesting event to time and chance. —thomas paine, common sense, 1776 based on the excerpt, paine recommends that americans

a. refuse to pay taxes to the british government. b.conduct business without regulations. c.write a constitution while the chance exists. d.leave american independence to chance.

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.