I would believe that the answer is c but keep in mind that i could be wrong
Answer: The fishermen have never seen a large sailing ship before.
Explanation:
The phrase "the fishermen gasped" help readers infer that the fishermen have never seen a large sailing ship before.
To gasp means to lose ones breath and from the excerpt, we are informed about how enormous the ship was and that as the boats rounded the tip of the island, the fisherman gasped.
Alexander Hamilton argues in the above quote that "A list of rights in the constitution is unnecessary because the government's power is already limited.
I'm fairly certain that it's an abstract noun. My apologies if that is not correct.