Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to “bind me in all cases whatsoever” to his absolute will, am i to suffer it?

why does thomas paine liken the british to “a thief” that “breaks into my house” and “threatens to kill me” in this excerpt from the american crisis? select all that apply.

to question the motives of the british
to portray the american cause sympathetically
to deter the british from attacking america
to justify the american use of force