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, 1776Based on the excerpt, Paine recommends that Americans
Answer
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.
Explanation
Paine says Americans have a natural right to govern themselves and that it is wiser and safer to form their own constitution deliberately while they have the opportunity. This matches the choice to write a constitution while the chance exists. He specifically warns against leaving the matter to “time and chance,” so D is the opposite of his recommendation.
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