Read the following excerpt from Thomas Paine’s introduction to Common Sense, and then answer the questions that follow. Which of the following statements best describes the main idea of this passage? America caused its own problems. America’s cause was important to all people. Britain should declare war on America and execute its leaders.

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the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.