Samuel burst through the lobby doors, out of breath but still clutching the letter tightly. "I must see Colonel Bates; he panted. The desk clerk
eyed him suspiciously. "Please,' Samuel pleaded, "Ive just come from
the Richmond camp with news about the revolutionaries. Lieutenant
Hamlin's horse came up lame, and he was unable to deliver it himself."
Which statement describes the most likely historical and cultural context of
the passage?
O A. An Irish immigrant living in New York City in the 1800s
OB. A Pilgrim boy living in a rural American colony
OC. Apoor boy living in the American South in the 1900s
OD. An American boy living during the Revolutionary War

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community