In what way did thomas paine influence the colonists in the years leading to the american revolution?
a. he demanded the king repeal the intolerable acts.

b. his publication, common sense, encouraged the colonists to fight for
independence.

c. his leadership skills led to the creation of the first militias
.
d. he inspired the organization of the sons of liberty.

B

Thomas Paine was a politician, writer and intellectual who greatly influenced the British colonies in America with his book Common Sense, which argued in favor of the American Revolution at a time when there was much skepticism about the war of independence.

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