What did thomas paine’s common sense increase support for in the colonies

Thomas Paine published Common Sense in January 1776 in support of the Patriot cause. Using clear, plain language, Paine rallied the colonists to support the break from Britain. In arguing for American independence, Paine denounced the British monarchy and argued that people are born in to a state of equality.

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.  

c, because the american revolution was from 1765 to 1783.