<span>"His historical researches, however, did not lie so much among books as among men; for the former are lamentably scanty on his favorite topics; whereas he found the old burghers, and still more their wives, rich in that legendary lore, so invaluable to true history. Whenever, therefore, he happened upon a genuine Dutch family, snugly shut up in its low-roofed farmhouse, under a spreading sycamore, he looked upon it as a little clasped volume of black-letter,' and studied it with the zeal of a book-worm.""Rip Van Winkle," 1994 edition, 1-2
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The Southern states produced a large amount of Cotton.
I don’t really know i’m just adding this answer to get another answer so i can ask a question :)
Answer:
It's A
Explanation:
I took the test and got the answer right!
I believe it is D because he is using negative thought to TRY to give bad thoughts on Clark. If by doing so he may convince some people that Clark is a bad person.
