Which sentence in this excerpt from thomas paine's common sense indicates that great britain protected the american colonies for mutual gain?

As the excerpt is not provided I will quote the sentence from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. The sentence is as below:

That she hath engrossed us is true, and defended the continent at our expense as well as her own is admitted, and she would have defended Turkey from the same motive, viz., the sake of trade and dominion. 

Here it is plainly said that despite the fact that England helped the settlements, it helped simply because mischief would make hurt England too. He indicates out Turkey for instance that they would likewise be helped if the assistance would help England.

halibut, flounder, tuna, and trout are all fish. so your first answer is 1.) fish. and since fish is edible, your next answer would be 3). edible

to describe those fishes more thoroughly, some of those fishes live in fresh water, and some of the fishes live in salt water, and that is not a thing that they all have in common. the question is asking what is common with all of the fish, so answer choices 2). fresh water and 4). salt water are not right.

the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.