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Question 5 • [ELA11] ELA 11, Sem 1 (26-27)

Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I, by Thomas Paine."Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but ‘to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER,’ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth."Which is the best way to paraphrase this excerpt?

Answer
A
Britain’s army is trying to enslave the colonists.
B
The colonists fear being enslaved by Britain.
C
Britain has oppressed the colonists in many ways.
D
The colonists do not support British taxation.
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