Which of the following best describes the role that the popularity of newspapers played in the success of the federali
papers?
as newspapers became more popular, they were distributed in europe. this the federalists gain foreign support for their
cause. as their support grew, some european countries sent the federalists money to them get the constitution passed.
newspapers had become more popular and were printed daily. because of this, several of the federalists' essays were printed each
week. anti-federalists had little time to come up with good arguments against the essays because so many were written so quickly.
newspapers grew in popularity. they were published daily and in all the states. the federalist papers appeared in newspapers in
every state. because so many people saw them, support for the constitution grew.
the federalist papers were actually first published in a bound volume. the essays themselves did not appear in the newspapers, but
word of them did.

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes