Americans should feel hopeful about the future.
The correct answer is A. Major Tallmadge developed a unique code system so that the Americans could send secret messages.
Explanation:
To find the central idea in a text, ask yourself what is the main idea the author expresses?. For example, in the passage presented the author focuses on the system Major Tallmadge created and how this system was very elaborated or complex, which is shown through details such as "He substituted digits for words" or "Tallmadge gave his agents a cipher". Moreover, the author implicitly suggests this was used for Americans to send secret messages as he mentions important American military leaders such as "Woodhull, Townsend, and General Washington" and shows how important was that the messages were only understood by few. In this context, the main idea is "Major Tallmadge developed a unique code system so that the Americans could send secret messages".
Answer:
A and B
Explanation:
I chose A and B. It seemed the most right for my answer before this question. Before this question I picked C btw.
Answer: The personification suggests that past happiness can last a long time.
Explanation: In this line, the personification consists of attaching the verb "sing" to the abstract concept of "joy," and its meaning is clear when we read that the voice of joy was sent "across an hundred years," i.e., happiness, according to the author, can last a century and is not limited to a single moment in the spring.
