who did the most to promote the cause of independence; George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or Thomas Paine?

Thomas paine

Explanation:

Thomas Paine because Thomas Paine published an influential pamphlet, Common Sense, which called for complete independence

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.