Read the following excerpt from Thomas Paine’s introduction to Common Sense, and then answer the questions that follow. Which of the following statements best describes the main idea of this passage?

 America's cause was important to all people.

although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.