"we have boasted the protection of great britain, without considering, that her motive was interest not attachment; and that she did not protect us from our enemies on our account; but from her enemies on her own account, from those who had no quarrel with us on any other account and who will always be our enemies on the same account." – thomas paine, common sense how did this excerpt motivate colonists to support replacing the government of great britain?

great britain has only protected us because it was in her interest too, not because she cared for us

the answer is a. since they were a huge producer of cotton and wanted the most money for it.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.