Weber's idea that protestantism was the most important driving force behind the spread of capitalism was contested by daniel chirot (1985), who said it wasn't the development of protestantism that influenced the spread of capitalism, but rather the major impetus was:

  the common sense as a pamphlet written by thomas paine. it promoted the independence of the colonies from british rule. the distribution of this pamphlet was great, it reached people everywhere and it was even read aloud at places people met. it also unite the colonists before the revolutionary war.

answer is d

it was the first major victory for the colonists.