What was the intended purpose of revolutionary pamphlets and articles, such as thomas paine's common sense and "the crisis, no. 1"?
a. to argue that the worldwide british colonies should unite and fight back against british domination
b. to convince the american colonists to declare independence from britain
c. to inform the american people about the views and actions of the british government
d. to persuade american colonists to seek assistance from members of the british parliament