Question

What is Thomas Paine’s primary purpose in The Crisis?

to enable the colonists to justify their desire for independence

to prevent the colonists from taking themselves too seriously

to calm the excesses of patriotic spirit in the colonists

to remind the colonists that freedom is worth the cost

Answer 1

to remind the colonists that freedom is worth the cost

Answer 2

Answer: To remind the colonists that freedom is worth the cost.

Explanation: Paine´s writings reinforced the morality of the American settlers, appealed to the consideration of the war by the British people, clarified the problems at stake in the war and denounced the defenders of a negotiated peace. The first volume begins famously: "These are the times that prove the souls of men"