50 points Read this excerpt from "Road to Valley Forge."

General George Washington was given command of the newly formed Continental Army in June 1775. He inherited
a diverse group of liberty-loving and independent-minded colonists. He faced the difficult task of transforming them
into an army that would fight for a "common defense." The American army also had to match up with the British
army, which consisted of professional soldiers.

Which of the following quotes from the same article best supports the main idea of the excerpt?
A. "Paul Revere secretly rode out of Boston."
B. "In the 18th century, the army left holding the battlefield after the loser had retreated was the victor."
C. "Precision marching and iron discipline marked the most successful armies. Great Britain had one of the best in the Europe."
D. "The Americans took up fortified positions to defend against an expected British attack."

b. they tried to evict the squatters from the area.

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the progressive era is a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the united states that spanned from the 1890s to the 1920s.[1] the main objectives of the progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.

the movement primarily targeted political machines and their bosses. by taking down these corrupt representatives in office, a further means of direct democracy would be established. they also sought regulation of monopolies (trust busting) and corporations through antitrust laws, which were seen as a way to promote equal competition for the advantage of legitimate competitors.

many progressives supported prohibition of alcoholic beverages, ostensibly to destroy the political power of local bosses based in saloons, but others out of a religious motivation. at the same time, women's suffrage was promoted to bring a "purer" female vote into the arena.a third theme was building an efficiency movement in every sector that could identify old ways that needed modernizing, and bring to bear scientific, medical and engineering solutions; a key part of the efficiency movement was scientific management, or "taylorism".

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