Which sentence from the passage supports the idea that the "world is chiefly indebted" to James Watt and George Stephenson for developing the steam engine? A.
The first train consisted of thirty-four cars weighing, all told, ninety tons.
B.
Watt made it a quick, powerful, and efficient engine, requiring only a fourth as much fuel as before.
C.
Before the time of Watt, the steam engine was exclusively a steam pump—slow and wasteful of fuel.
D.
The idea of using steam for driving stationary machinery originated in the early centuries.

Abroad thesis statement encourages your readers to learn something new. question 1 options: 1) true 2) false

In this excerpt from phillip freneau's poem “american liberty,” the speaker describes being “slaves and minions to a parliament.” what is the intended meaning of this hyperbole? and should we now when spread thro' ev'ry shore, submit to that our fathers shunn'd before? should we, just heaven, our blood and labour spent, be slaves and minions to a parliament? perish the thought, nor may one wretch remain, who dares not fight and in our cause be slain; a. the speaker feels that the colonists should pay their share of taxes. b. the speaker believes that the british government is broken and should be fixed. c. the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the british government. d. the speaker intends to lead a slave revolt against the british government.

Which detail from the text best demonstrates the effect of totalitarianism on the animals? "progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed." "it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick." "they were always cold, and usually hungry as well." "for a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done."