At the start of the letter, the narrator (Silence Dogood) appears to be: a.)
engaging in criminal behavior
b.)
engaged in completing a specific chore or task
c.)
taking a leisurely evening stroll
d.)
traveling back home

monopolies  came to the united states with the colonial administration. the large-scale public works needed to make the new world hospitable to old world immigrants required large companies to carry them out. these companies were granted exclusive contracts for these works by the colonial administrators. even after the american revolution, many of these colonial holdovers still functioned due to the contracts and land

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i believe it was ccc - civilian conservation corps

b. the right to wage war and make peace