Which sentence best states the authors' claim in this passage?

•Sugar was so cheap that it made economic sense
for people in England to buy loaves of it.
•It was wiser for English people to buy sugar from
India instead of the Caribbean.
•Slavery was so widespread that it would have been
foolish for the English to oppose it.
•Boycotting was an effective and persuasive tool in
the fight against slavery.

D. Boycotting was an effective and persuasive tool in the fight against slavery.

Explanation:

The authors claim that boycott by the women of New England, that decided not to buy English products and English tea, made London rescind taxes that had imposed on America. So this boycott was a very effective and persuasive tool.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

marriage difficulties adversely affect parent-child communication