Answer:
A. Many cultures were combined together
Explanation:
The term "melting pot" is a metaphor that is used to depict that a once heterogenous(more than one) society becomes more homogenous (one) with a common culture between them.
Therefore, the term "melting pot" used in this context means A. Many cultures were combined together because according to the passage, <u>"New York City had many different countries and cultures settled in it"</u>
I believe the answer would be Washington D.C... Washington D.C. is a special district designated to be the new nation's capital.
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<span>General Lee would not take up arms against his own state of Virginia. He was the commander of the Confederate states of America. He commanded the army of Northern Virginia from 1862 until 1865 when he surrendered. He was one of the great generals of the Civil War.</span>
The use of the Internet, technology, and e-commerce has helped pave the way toward "<span>b. a global economy" since many transactions can be done over the Internet. Brainliest please. thanks.
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