Read the quotation from the crisis, number iv.
“it is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.”
which phrase best describes the “cause” that paine refers to?
a) the strength to start a rebellion
b) fair treatment from the king
c) gaining control over more land
d) freedom from an oppressive government