Answer: "C"
Explanation:
George Washington's language is ambiguous in this text. At least to me. I have a degree in Economics. A wild guess is "C".
Because my recollection and understanding were Washington believed that the Constitution could be amended. Furthermore, using a process of elimination; A. is wrong because he never makes the claim that alliances are substitutes for the government. B. Can't be either. I am leaning toward "C" and possibly D. In terms of probability, however, I lean toward C.
Lost generation is most likely referring to the young men that served in the military and lost their lives during the war, which left a huge age gap in many populations. The remaining population mostly consisted of women and men that were too old to serve or too young. All fit men between the ages of 18-45 ish were gone.
<span>C. Is the correct answer here - bought is based on the root verb 'buy or to buy' but its sense in the sentence is set against the framework of a time from the phrase with the word 'During' and so the word of choice must become 'bought'.</span>
