Which sentence from the introduction paragraph serves as the author's thesis? in the 1800s, the united states was still a very young nation, trying to solidify its identity. the industrial revolution began in britain, a fast development of society following the introduction of machines. the united states was slower than britain to fully embrace the changes. yet key technological developments caused a rapid growth in american urban areas.

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination