1. Read these lines from the poem.
I followed the bloody trail
to Europe, pre-Columbian Mexico,
the Mexican-American War and
then to Tejas - donde naci.
These lines most likely refer to both -
A the speaker's heritage and the historic treatment of native peoples by Europeans
B the historic treatment of native peoples by Europeans and the speaker's own travels
C the speaker's travels and her quest to find her birth parents
D the speaker's quest to find her birth parents and the historic treatment of native
peoples by Europeans

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

i don't see any right answer. i don't know english and only math

d. it compares the speaker reflection to a predatory bird that haunts the speaker