What Made Thomas Paine's Publication of Common Sense So Significant

What made Thomas Paine's publication of Common Sense so significant?

A) It became the basis for the arrest of Lord North.
B) It convinced Parliament to take a more measured approach to the colonies and led to the repeal of some of the hated taxes.
C) It argued that America had no economic need to be connected to Great Britain and would achieve new heights by breaking from the mother country.
D) It provided a compromise that gave the colonies their independence while retaining important ties to their British homeland and parliament.
E) None of these choices