Select the sentence that uses active voice.

i would say B: the children excitedly put on their ice skates

Explanation:

active voice is when you have a subject, then a verb, and then an object.

The children are the subjects of the sentence, they put on something for the verb, and the ice skates are the objects

in this text, paine use the word “ye” several times in order to  capture  the  attention of the colonists who   haven't understand the   importance and urgency of his cause. the word "ye" that is the plural of   "thou" is used to call the colonists attention and make the fight for the cause.