Read the passage. Often underestimated, colonial women were important spies during revolutionary times. Though they received little to no praise, these women spies worked quietly behind the scenes to aid the colonial cause. Some would spy on British officers who were occupying their homes. They created secret codes to communicate with one another, such as by the order they hung the laundry on the clothesline. The British later declared that the walls must have had ears.

Which theme is best supported by this passage?

Promises are made to be broken.
Courage can be seen in unlikely people.
Growth can come from failure.
Life decisions can be difficult.

How does this quotation add credibility to freedman'sstatement that the immigrant voyages were not pleasant? read edward corsi's quotation from the book immigrantkids by russell freedman. edward corsi, who later became united statescommissioner of immigration, was a ten-year-old italianimmigrant when he sailed into new york harbor in 1907: the officers of the ship went striding up and downthe decks shouting orders and directions and drivingthe immigrants before them. scowling and gesturing, they pushed and pulled the passengers, herding usinto separate groups as though we were animals. afew moments later we came to our dock, and thelong journey was over. o it is from an actual immigrant who experienced roughtreatment by the ship's workers. it is from an actual sailor who herded the immigrants likeanimals on the decks. it is from an actual writer who wrote about a fictionalfamily immigrating to the united states. it is from an actual historian who studied the immigrationexperience at ellis island.