20. What one theme is NOT a part of the paragraph summarized below? Britain cannot do justice to America at such a distance; it would take most of a year for petitions
and resolutions to travel back and forth. Besides, it's unnatural for a larger country to be
governed by a small island. It's not worthwhile to take up arms over a matter of law (the stamp-
acts), or to fight at all, unless America is in earnest about independence. Ever since April 1775,
Paine has rejected "the hardened [...] Pharaoh of England." (paragraph 86) IT
(1 Point)
The role of government
The case against monarchy
Independence vs. dependence
Reason, morality, and rhetoric