Answer:
This does not seem like a right or wrong answer but is just a personal question that applies to you. It's asking you to check whichever statements apply to you personally unless I'm missing something.
Answer:
By 1690, the colony of Massachusetts was issuing its own coins and paper money.
Explanation:
Past Progressive tense states it includes was or were and the verb ending in -ing.
I must admit that I am totally dependent on e-mail, I suppose most of the people I know feel the same way about it.