(from Lord Ashley’s memorandum, 1833) Read the passage carefully and then answer the question.

In the autumn and winter of 1832 I read in The Times some extracts from the evidence taken before Sadler's Committee. I was astonished and disgusted by what I read. I wrote to Sadler offering my services. In February the Rev. George Bull asked me to take up the question that Sadler had been forced to drop. I can perfectly recollect my astonishment, and doubt, and terror, at the proposition.

The word in bold is an example of what kind of tone?

Which historical events have affected the meals you consume? check all that apply. columbus brought sugar cane to the new world in the late 15th century. italian immigrants brought pizza to the united states in the early 1900s. tacos were first eaten in the silver mines of mexico during the 1700s. sugar cane spread throughout the muslim world, and methods were developed to refine it. immigrants introduced chinese food to san francisco in the mid-1800s. people from the middle east created the modern version of roasting coffee in the 13th century.