Hey so again i need an answer asap. question:
which meaning from the dictionary best matches the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph?

thomas jefferson was not a good speaker. but he could write. so the continental congress gave him a job. seventeen days later, he brought them the first draft of the declaration of independence.

read the dictionary entry.

continental (kahn-tuh-nen-tl)
adj.
1. (with capital letter) of the mainland of europe
2. (with a capital letter) of the 13 original american colonies
3. of a continuous mass of land
4. of the continent of north america

a. (with capital letter) of the mainland of europe

b. (with a capital letter) of the 13 original american colonies

c. of a continuous mass of land

d. of the continent of north america