"i challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation to show a single advantage that this continent can reap by being connected with great britain. our corn will fetch its price in any market in europe."

this quote from thomas paine's common sense
a)argues that ties to great britain are essential to maintain prices for corn grown in the colonies
b)states that breaking away is a good idea as long as they continue to trade with great britain
c)challenges those who wish to break away from great britain to find other countries to trade with
d)reassures colonial farmers that they can earn a profit from their goods without great britain's

What motive did the federalists have for pushing the alien act through congress in 1798? a. the new law made immigrants pay higher taxes, which the federalists hoped would be used to pay the national debt and fund the military. b. the new law denied immigrants the right to vote because many immigrants supported thomas jefferson and the republicans. c. the new law required business owners to hire illegal aliens who hated the liberal republicans. d. the new law made immigrants wait 14 years before becoming citizens, a move the federalists hoped would keep them from voting for years. select the best answer from the choices provided abcd