Before Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" was written, most Americans were, at best, ambivalent to independence. After it was published, more Americans favored independence. Which of the following explanations BEST accounts for this change?
OA.
Thomas Paine drew up careful and detailed constitutional arguments in favor of independence.
B.
Paine blamed Britain for the religious oppression suffered throughout the colonies.
OC.
Paine himself was martyred to the American cause in 1776.
D.
Paine offered a variety of Biblical, emotional, rational and logical arguments in favor of independence.