Read the sentences. Thomas Paine authored Common Sense, which argued for American Independence from Britain. Paine also wrote The Crisis. Which is the best way to combine these sentences? Thomas Paine authored Common Sense, which argued for American Independence from Britain, and he also wrote The Crisis. Thomas Paine authored Common Sense, which argued for American Independence from Britain, but he also wrote The Crisis. Thomas Paine authored Common Sense, which argued for American Independence from Britain, also writing The Crisis. Thomas Paine authored Common Sense, which argued for American Independence from Britain, with The Crisis.