What is most likely the author’s purpose for including the following lines in the third stanza of "Liberty Tree" by Thomas Paine?
“With timber and tar they Old England supplied,
And supported her power on the sea;
Her battles they fought, without getting a groat,
For the honor of Liberty Tree.”

A. To show that the people in the poem unite to create a forceful army to fight against Old England
B. To show that the people in the poem provide Old England with goods in exchange for protection
C. To show that the people in the poem threaten to go to war with Old England for more recognition
D. To show that the people in the poem continue to fight for Old England without compensation

Think about the noes story. which fits best on the blank line above?

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader

King claudius has resolved to do what (besides send hamlet to england)? what does this reveal about his character?