Read the following excerpt: "We have boasted the protection of Great
Britain, without considering, that her motive was
interest not attachment; that she did not protect
us from our enemies on our account, but from
her enemies on her own account... [T]he injuries
and disadvantages we sustain by that connection,
are without number; and our duty to mankind at
large, as well as to ourselves, instruct us to
renounce the alliance..."
-Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776
Based on the excerpt, which source most influenced
Thomas Paine's argument for independence?
A.)the content of the Mayflower Compact
B.)the writings of John Locke
C.)the ideas of Thomas Hobbes
D.)the legacy of the Magna Carta

Awife was having an affair with her neighbor. the wife and her husband had a prenuptial agreement that prevented the wife from receiving any of the husband’s sizable fortune in the event of a divorce. the wife and her neighbor formed a plan to murder the husband and run away together with the wife’s inheritance. the neighbor shot the husband one evening, killing him instantly, then drove to a town 100 miles away and checked into a motel. later that night, the police showed up at the motel with a valid warrant for the neighbor’s arrest. after the neighbor was arrested and placed in a police car, the police asked the motel clerk for permission to search the room, and the clerk granted the request. the police found the gun hidden in the tank of the toilet. the wife and the neighbor were each charged with first-degree murder and tried separately. at her trial, the wife sought to suppress any evidence of the gun, arguing that it was seized illegally. what is the prosecution’s strongest response to this argument? athe motel clerk gave the police permission to search the room. bthe wife was not staying in the motel room where the gun was found. cthe gun was found in a search incident to a lawful arrest. dthe neighbor did not have a reason

When arriving at a navigation lock what is the order of priority

"martin luther king, jr. was buried the day after my first child was born, my daughter brooke. she was born april the eighth of 1968. i went from the hospital to the grave. and i spent three days thinking about what i was going to do with my life and decided that politics, although not perfect, was the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live. " - maynard jackson, 1990 which statement best explains how maynard jackson's 1968 decision foretold his future? question 8 options: he was elected mayor of atlanta in 1973 he was elected governor of georgia in 1990. he started his own bond and security business he removed segregation signs form water fountains at city hall