Which statement best expresses the central idea of the
excerpt?
Major Tallmadge developed a unique code system so
that the Americans could send secret messages.
Major Tallmadge did not trust anyone with his codes
other than Woodhull, Townsend, and General
Washington
The number codes used in secret messages were
assigned only to members of the Culper Ring.
The code system Major Tallmadge designed did not
work because some words did not have a number code.

B

Explanation:

B) Major Tallmadge did not trust anyone with his codes other than Woodhull, Townsend, and General Washington.

Explanation:

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease