Thomas paine’s common sense was important to the independence movement of the british colonies in north america because it a. outlined what many considered a plausible approach to protesting against parliament b. suggested economic reforms for the colonies. c. suggested a plan of reconciliation with britain. d. shifted the blame from parliament to the king

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u.s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.