According to Thomas Paine's point of view in Common Sense, why did colonists not owe the British for their help?

Question

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Responses

The British had not actually done anything to help the colonists.
The British had not actually done anything to help the colonists. - no response given

The British wanted to go to war with America.
The British wanted to go to war with America. - no response given

The British had helped the colonists only to profit from America.
The British had helped the colonists only to profit from America. - no response given

The British were attempting to put the colonists in poverty.

Answer 1

According to Thomas Paine's point of view in "Common Sense," the colonists did not owe the British for their help because "the British had helped the colonists only to profit from America." Paine argued that British support was not selfless but rather motivated by a desire for profit and control over the colonies.