What is the main purpose of the final sentence in the excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
Should a thought so fatal and unmanly possess the Colonies in the present contest, the name of ancestors will be remembered by future generations with detestation.

to indicate that the American colonists can establish a better government than a monarchy

to appeal to the colonies to avoid any temporary resolution of their conflict with Great Britain

to justify the colonies' struggle for freedom from Great Britain

to dissuade some of his fellow colonists from supporting reconciliation wi

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What is the main purpose of the final sentence in the excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
Should a thought so fatal and unmanly possess the Colonies in the present contest, the name of ancestors will be remembered by future generations with detestation.

to indicate that the American colonists can establish a better government than a monarchy

to appeal to the colonies to avoid any temporary resolution of their conflict with Great Britain

to justify the colonies' struggle for freedom from Great Britain

to dissuade some of his fellow colonists from supporting reconciliation wi

batmano3 · Answer

okay fom do you know what the excerpt is about? :)

anonymous · Answer

no

batmano3 · Answer

okay well luckily i do lol well Paine didnt want the colonies to live under british rule so he made this speech to encourage the colonies to gain independence, thats what hes trying to say in the last line