NEED ANSWER ASAP WITH EXPLANATION What event prompted Thomas Paine to write this passage?

A. The meeting of the Stamp Act Congress

B. The winter endured by the Continental Army at Valley Forge

C. The year he spent in prison for smuggling

D. The Patriot victory over the British in the Battle of Saratoga

Which statement presents a counterclaim to james cross giblin's viewpoint? egyptian hieroglyphs provide information about the country's history, medicine, science, and laws. the rosetta stone allowed people to read ancient egyptian writing. learning how to read hieroglyphs is the best way to understand the ancient culture of the egyptians. digging up ancient egyptian tombs teaches us more about the way people lived than hieroglyphs do