35. The passage below is from Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet, Common Sense. COMMON SENSE; There is something exceedingly ridiculous in the [form] of monarchy; it first excludes a INHABITANTS AMER ICA, man from the means of 2CTS information, yet empowers him to act in cases where the highest judgment is required. The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly.. ... How did Paine's reasoning in this passage influence the colonists' views of government? A. They invited King George III to visit the colonies. B. They invited George Washington to become king. C. They rejected the monarchical form of government. D. They decided to seek a reconciliation with Great Britain.

35. The passage below is from Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet, Common Sense. COMMON SENSE; There is something exceedingly ridiculous in the [form] of monarchy; it first excludes a INHABITANTS AMER ICA, man from the means of 2CTS information, yet empowers him to act in cases where the highest judgment is required. The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly.. ... How did Paine's reasoning in this passage influence the colonists' views of government? A. They invited King George III to visit the colonies. B. They invited George Washington to become king. C. They rejected the monarchical form of government. D. They decided to seek a reconciliation with Great Britain.