The persuasive effect of the statement was to engages the audience and call for a response.
The action of the enemy was meant to enrage the common colonist, that is, the Britain is enlisting Americans in their army and attacking in America's most vulnerable region.
However, the sentence has a persuasive effect which was to engages the audience and call for a response from the reader.
Therefore, the Option A is correct.
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