How can you tell that his statement from “The Eternal Frontier” is an opinion?

In 1900 there were 144 miles of surfaced road in the United States.

A. It contains a statistic.
B. It can be proved true.
C. It cannot be proved true.
D. It comes from a reference book.

D

Explanation:

please let me know if i got it wrong

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

answer: i chose a.

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