Question

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which two sentences in the excerpt from common sense by thomas paine indicate that great britain protected the american colonies for mutual gain?

but she britain has protected us, say some. 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.

alas! we have been long led away by ancient prejudices and made large sacrifices to superstition. we have boasted the protection of great britain, without considering, that her motive was interest not attachment; that she did not protect us from our enemies on our account, but from her enemies on her own account, from those who had no quarrel with us on any other account, and who will always be our enemies on the same account. let britain wave her pretensions to the continent, or the continent throw off the dependence, and we should be at peace with france and spain were they at war with britain. the miseries of hanover last war, ought to warn us against connections.

Explanation:

The two selected sentences from Thomas Paine's Common Sense highlight that Great Britain's defense of the American colonies was driven by self-interest and mutual economic/political gain rather than genuine care.

The first sentence explicitly states that Britain defended the continent at "our expense as well as her own" for the sake of "trade and dominion," which directly points to economic and territorial motives.

The second sentence reinforces this by explaining that Britain's motive was "interest not attachment" and that she protected the colonies from "her enemies on her own account," showing that the protection served Britain's strategic and financial interests rather than the well-being of the colonies.

Answer:

1. "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."
2. "We have boasted the protection of Great Britain, without considering, that her motive was interest not attachment; that she did not protect us from our enemies on our account, but from her enemies on her own account, from those who had no quarrel with us on any other account, and who will always be our enemies on the same account."