D. clear
an adjective describes a noun and clear is describing the waters
The incorrect answer would be that the pronoun “he” should be changed to they”. The pronoun “he” should be changed to “him”
The mood of this paragraph is so moody-no pun intended- so dark and mysterious. It almost makes you engrossed into this character's feelings. You feel that bottomless pit in his stomach, you almost hear his hear beating out of his chest. Everything in this gives you almost a hurried pace to it, almost like that feeling you get in the movies when something spectacular is happening but everything is completely silent-not one character talking-only your own interpretation of their thoughts-their feelings.
I believe the answer is 'tobacco' - that commodity drove the new global economy in the late 18th century.
