Which publication was a major influence in shaping colonial public opinion in favor of independence from Great Britain?

A) Thomas Paine's Common Sense
B) Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle
C) Bernard Cornwell's, The Fort
D) James Fenimore Cooper's The Spy


Answer: A

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