Samuel burst through the lobby doors, out of breath but still clutching the letter tightly. "I must see Colonel Bates," he panted. The desk clerk
eyed him suspiciously. "Please, Samuel pleaded, "I've just come from
the Richmond camp with news about the revolutionaries. Lieutenant
Hamlin's horse came up lame, and he was unable to deliver it himself."
Which statement describes the most likely historical and cultural context of
the passage?
A. An Irish immigrant living in New York City in the 1800s
B. A poor boy living in the American South in the 1900s
C. An American boy living during the Revolutionary War
D. A Pilgrim boy living in a rural American colony

1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices