Read this quotation. a government of our own is our natural right . . it is infinitely wiser and safer to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power, than to trust such an interesting event to time and chance. —thomas paine, common sense, 1776 in this quotation, paine recommends refusing to pay taxes to the british government. doing business without regulations. forming a government while the chance exists. leaving american independence to chance.

Question 6 of 27 1 point which of the following best describes the three-fifths compromise at the constitutional convention? o a. no more than three-fifths of a state's population could include slaves. o b. three-fifths of a state's slaves had to be released within 20 years. oc. slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining representation in congress. od. three-fifths of a state's population had to vote for slavery if a territory was to enter the union as a slave state. g