Thomas paine’s common sense was important to the independence movement of the british colonies in north america because it a. outlined what many considered a plausible approach to protesting against parliament b. suggested economic reforms for the colonies. c. suggested a plan of reconciliation with britain. d. shifted the blame from parliament to the king

How did european exploration and expansion cause the african slave trade to expand? a. european explorers discovered the slave trade and expanded it across the indian ocean into south asia. b. arab armies captured european explorers and forced them into slavery. c. european traders shipped enslaved africans to work on plantations in european colonies in the americas. d.european explorers captured african people and forced them to work on their ships.