France Surrenders
The new French commander, Maxime Weygand, transferred soldiers from the Maginot Line, but could muster only 43 infantry divisions to face the Third Reich's 104. Allied assistance had disappeared. The British had withdrawn all but two divisions south of Dunkirk, and the Belgian Army had surrendered.
The correct answer to fill up the blank is Merrimack.
In April 1854, the United States Congress authorized the construction of six similar warships, all named with river names. Created in 1855 and set up in Boston in December of the same year, the Merrimack was built in oak, it had the lines of a sailboat and was maneuvered easily even when it received only the thrust of the sails. The main weapon system was composed of Dahlgren cannons, a total of 40 fire hydrants. By the end of 1860, after five years of service, the Merrimack was towed into the naval arsenal of Norfolk, Virginia, due to some problems, and was still there when, on April 17, 1861, the state of Virginia separated from the Union. Three days later, the Union Navy abandoned the arsenal, burning, among others, seven important warships. Merrimack was one of them.
I know the parliament Boston tea party action was caused because people boycotted and beat the stamp act. Their prices where raised so some people dressed like native Americans and dumped tea of the boat as a symbol.
The use of connotation demonstrates how word choice can convey a writer's meaning in a passage and the word "despot" had a negative connotation. Instead of "despot" she might have chosen the word "dictator" or "autocrat".
<h3>What would you demonstrate the word "connotation"?</h3>
Connotation are the words or phrases, via which the emotion or thoughts of the speaker may be communicated.
It influence the reader, how they have understood and perceive the meaning of the speaker.
A connotation may be negative or positive both.
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