5. Thomas Paine is significant to American Independence because he - * Ended slavery in the colony of Pennsylvania which inspired colonists to declare
independence
O
Wrote persuasive pamphlets that made the colonists think it was common sense to
declare independence
O Encouraged militia men to train when able to better prepared to fight the Redcoats
Spoke with King George III and persuaded him to allow the colonies to form their own
country

He wrote pamphlets that said it was commonsense to declare independence.

Explanation:

among the options given on the question the correct answer is option d.

tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

explanation: the excerpt is from "mother tongue" is an essay by amy tan. the purpose of writing this essay was describe the challenging situation of someone who was raised in a family where the parents could not speak proper english and the influence of the situation.people also could judge the individual for the poor english.

however, amy tan described the english of her mother as broken according to the other people. but every time, she referred as broken she winced. because, she began to understand the world with her mother's english.she could understand her mother's english.

therefore, tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

one of the negative side effects were the economic losses the events of september 11th caused. many, many people lost their jobs as a result of a downturn in the economy after the terrorist attacks.