Excerpt from Ethan Frome Edith Wharton 5 The ‘smash-up’ it was—I gathered from the same informant—which, besides drawing the red
gash across Ethan Frome’s forehead, had so shortened and warped his right side that it cost him a visible effort to take the few steps from his buggy to the post-office window. He used to drive in from his farm every day at about noon, and as that was my own hour for fetching my mail I often passed him in the porch or stood beside him while we waited on the motions of the distributing hand behind the grating. I noticed that, though he came so punctually, he seldom received anything but a copy of the Bettsbridge Eagle, which he put without a glance into his sagging pocket. What does punctually mean, as used in the third sentence of section
A) poorly dressed
B) very hungry
C) promptly
D) carefully
In the third sentence, the word "punctually" is used to refer to the urgency of a male character for collecting his mail, this explained by the narrator as "he came so punctually" that shows when it was time the man was always there, this idea is contrasted by the fact this man rarely received any important mail "he seldom received anything but a copy of the Bettsbridge Eagle". This implies, the word "punctually" refers to the readiness or promptness of the man to collect the mail and thus, this word means promptly.
The Three Fifths Compromise resolved the issue of counting slaves towards population in regards to representation in the House of Representatives. The Three Fifths Compromise was also used to determine what percentage of the nation's direct tax burden the state would have to bear.
It influenced US imperialism grandly. The novel was a prime motivator towards the US's rapid naval growth and renewed foreign policy, and inspired an international naval race.
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They pushed for a war against Britain to restore national honor. They insisted that invading British-held Canada would deprive the Native Americans of their main source of arms and drive the British out of Native Americans. They also believed that the British would make naval acknowledgement to get Canada back from the Americans.
The correct answer is the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts area. It was the second one, while Jamestown was the first one. It was described thoroughly by William Bradford and the pilgrims became a part of the US culture ever since. They are the reason why thanksgiving is celebrated.
