Thomas Paine counters the opinion of some people that America had existed as such a developed country only because of the British rule, and that it should therefore remain British, so as to keep developing and becoming better.
The answer is exerpt 3, after saying that they drove a giant pike into his eye, he is wailing that "Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me" so the other giants that came to see what happened thought he was saying nobody and assumed it was the work of the gods and went away
The adjective phrase "am sending" modifies the word "I"
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If you still need the answer I believe it is B as a substantiated opinion
