NEED ANSWER ASAP WOTH EXPLANATION What even 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

Correct answer is A. The meeting of the Stamp Act Congress.

Explanation:

A is correct as the Continental Congress, also known as Stamp Act Congress was a meeting of Patriot leaders, who were searching for better conditions for colonies. That is why Paine was inspired to write his pamphlet.

B and D is not correct as these events happened after Paine wrote Common Sense.

C is not correct as he was never in jail for that crime.

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