Which is the best summary of this excerpt?

The first one i think just double check

because it shows how you know this by saying he used quotes

The author explains how tea was popular among the upper class. He quotes Samuel Johnson to illustrate its popularity.

Explanation:

This sentence is the best summary of the excerpt because it covers the main points of the piece of writing in a brief and concise manner Through the excerpt, the author explains how famous, delicious and expensive the tea has been since 1700, especially among the upper class since it is the one who could afford it, and he or she illustrates such fact by quoting Samuel Johnson.

The other options are incorrect because although the author does mention how addictive tea can be, and he or she mentions that it was bitter, that was sometimes served with sugar and milk and that it was locked in caddies, all of these are just details or characteristics of the tea and not the main point itself.

can someone me with this question:  

1) the end of the conflict between the north and the south didn’t just mark the end of a war; it marked the end of an entire way of life.” which statement best describes what this statement means?  

a) the southerners were no longer free and were controlled by the northern states.

b) the industrial economy in the north was not sustainable.

c) slavery became illegal, which changed completely the south’s labor force and the agricultural economy was destroyed.

d) the states decided to relinquish their independence and return to britain’s rule.