Which statement best describes the purpose of the passage?

The Beginner's American History

by D. H. Montgomery (adapted excerpt)

The King's Order

In 1763, the war with the French ended with the English gaining possession of the whole of America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. This part of America was ruled by George the Third, King of England, who was now determined to send over more guards but wanted the people in the 13 colonies in America to pay the cost of keeping these guards. However, people were not willing to do this because they felt that they were able to protect themselves without help of any kind. Then the king said, "If the Americans will not give the money, I will take it from them—for pay it they must and shall." This was more than the king would have dared say about England; for there, if he wanted money to spend, he had to ask the people for it, and they could give it or not as they thought best. The Americans said, "We have the same rights as our brothers in England, and the king cannot force us to give a single copper against our will. If he tries to take it from us, we will fight."

The "Boston Tea Party"

However, George the Third did not really know the Americans, and he did not think that they meant what they said. He tried to make them pay the money, but they would not, and from Maine to Georgia, all the people were of one mind. Then the king thought of an alternate plan and arranged for shiploads of tea to be sent over to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Charleston. He ordered, "If the tea should be landed and sold, then every man who bought a pound of it would have to pay six cents more than the regular price." That six cents was a tax, which the people refused to pay. When the tea reached New York, the citizens sent it back again to England. They did the same thing at Philadelphia. At Charleston, they let it be landed, but it was stored in damp cellars. People would not buy any of it anymore, so it all rotted and spoiled. In Boston, they had a grand "tea party." A number of men dressed themselves up like Native Americans, went on board the tea ships at night, broke open all the chests, and emptied the tea into the harbor.

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Answer 1

Answer:

to explain why the American colonists launched a protest against King George the Third

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Answer 2

The purpose of this passage is to describe how American colonists disagreed with the British government (under King George III) imposing taxes on them and therefore, protested against the King by dumping tea which was imported by the British government into the harbour. This political protest is referred to as The Boston Tea Party protest and it occurred on December 16, 1773.

Which war is the passage referring to? The text mentions the concluding year of the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), which is known in America as the “French and Indian War.”The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended this war. France gave up all of its territory in mainland North America as part of the treaty, thereby removing any foreign military danger to the British colonies there.In 1763, the British under King George III gained possession of the whole of America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.

Why did The Boston Tea Party happen?Since Britain was deep in debt after the Seven Years’ War ended, British Parliament imposed a series of taxes on American colonists to help pay those debts.The text depicts how Americans showed Great Britain that they wouldn’t take taxation and tyranny. Frustrated and enraged by Britain's taxation American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea brought by the British Company into the harbour. This incident was the colonists' first significant act of rebellion against British rule.

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E. reinforce the author’s overarching claim about ordinary people’s capacity for success

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Answer E

Correct. A base metal is a metal of little monetary value, as opposed to a precious metal like gold. In stating that “from apparently the basest metals we have the finest toned bells,” the author asserts that a material that is considered worthless can nevertheless become the medium for the beautiful sound of a high-quality bell. He notes that people who are not valued by society (“simple manhood,” “dregs of society”) can similarly achieve great things sometimes. He then observes that steel objects and rusty razors can actually improve in quality after being left “neglected and forgotten” in the dirt, reflecting that the most marginalized and maligned of people (“the lowly and despised”) can similarly become agents of “improvement and progress” for the world. The comparison between metals and people thus reinforces the author’s thesis that people who do not seem to possess great talent or many advantages can still achieve extraordinary things (“excellence often comes unheralded and from unexpected quarters”).

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E. reinforce the author’s overarching claim about ordinary people’s capacity for success

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sentence 2 shows future tense

Answer:

Grandma will visit us tomorrow.

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b. prays for her son's return
c. takes care of Penelope

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b prays for her sons return

Answer:

A.

Explanation:

She can't bear to live without Odysseus.

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E

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Answer:

E

Explanation:

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d

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Answer:

D

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Answer:

1

Explanation:

Answer:

3

Explanation:

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D?

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B

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B only political

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Answer:

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Perception

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I think its similie idiom and alliteration

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Answer:

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Examine the map of North American mountain ranges.

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Which mountain range is located closest to North America’s east coast?

Cascade Range
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains

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Answer:

Cascade Range

Explanation:

It's on maps lol

The mountain range is located closest to North America’s east coast is the Cascade range Option(a) is correct.

What is a Cascade Range?

The Cascade Range is most popular for its tall volcanoes and profound evergreen backwoods. While the North Cascades contain an incredibly rough group of spiked tops, it is the long queue of cold volcanic cones running from Mount Baker south to Lassen Peak that rule the reach for its whole length.

Fossil and rock attraction studies demonstrate that the North Cascades rock formations were shaped a great many miles south in the Pacific Ocean. Joined to gradually moving plates of maritime stone, they floated toward the north consolidating around quite a while back.

The American adventurers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, on their campaign toward the northwest in 1806, went through the reach in the 4,000-foot-(1,219-meter-) profound Columbia River Gorge on the Washington-Oregon line. The reach was named for the incredible fountains tracked down close to the canyon.

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Please help me using the word they're or there or their
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Answer:

they're

Explanation:

they are=they're

The farmers made too much butter, so they're trying to sell it all to Monica Geller.

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Answer:

scheme

Explanation:

A) scheme
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This is a graphic organizer that could be used to take notes.

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to show how ideas connect
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B. to show how ideas connect

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B.) Paragraph one offers a solution. Paragraph two explains a problem the solution creates.

C.) Paragraph one presents facts. Paragraph two presents additional facts on the same topic.

D.) Paragraphs one and paragraph two do not have a clear connection to each other.

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Answer:

appears to be the first one.

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