Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I, by Thomas Paine."Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but ‘to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER,’ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth."Which is the best way to paraphrase this excerpt?
Answer
A
Britain’s army is trying to enslave the colonists.
B
The colonists fear being enslaved by Britain.
C
Britain has oppressed the colonists in many ways.
D
The colonists do not support British taxation.
Explanation
Paine says Britain claims the power to bind the colonists “in all cases whatsoever” and uses its army to enforce that control. He argues that being bound in this way is slavery, so the best paraphrase is that Britain’s army is trying to enslave the colonists. Choice D focuses only on taxation, which is just one part of Paine’s argument.
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