Please hel Critical Interpretations John Adams,
second U. S. president and no fan of Paine’s, nonetheless acknowledged his
crucial influence: “Without the pen of Paine the sword of Washington would
have been wielded in vain.” Use information from Paine’s essay, as well as
facts from his biography on page 248, to support Adams’s assessment.

Which of the following statements about slavery is not accurate? a. slavery in the americas was no different than slavery in ancient greece or rome. b. beginning in the 1600s, slaves began to be viewed as property, rather than people. c. slavery did not originate in the americas. d. slavery was very important to the economy of the american colonies.