Question

Read this excerpt from The Crisis, Number I by Thomas Paine."I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which wisdom could invent."What best describes the central idea of this excerpt?

Answer 1

Answer:

In the excerpt, Thomas Paine believed that God won't let the colonists to be conquered because they have tried every decent method to prevent war.

Explanation:

Based on the given excerpt, Thomas Paine believed that it is not uncommon for a group of people to be supported by God when they have actually tried their best possible to be decent. They have already tried to resolve the differences through different peaceful means to avoid going to war. Thomas Paine believed God will definitely support the colonists.

Answer 2

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

Paine’s opinion is that God will not allow the colonists to be conquered because they have tried so hard to avoid war.