The second choice is a fragment, not a complete sentence.
I believe the correct choice is number one, because if you turn the sentence around, it answers the question of why the crowd is gathered. You may want to confirm on the website chompchomp.com (Grammar Bites).
The tree created a great hindrance to traffic as it lay across the road.
Answer: where are the features
Explanation:
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Effective, because it includes facts from a credible source.
Explanation:
The author offers statistics from a well-known credible organization to support their claim.
I believe that the narrator feels his daughter and the young enemy continually cause him to face his past