Question

The numbers that Major Tallmadge assigned to members of the Culper Ring were from a secret writing system he invented. He substituted digits for words that would be used in messages. "Long Island," for example, was 728, "arms" was 7, and "city" was 88. There was a number for each month, such as 341 for "January." He made four copies of his codes. He kept one and gave the others to Woodhull, Townsend, and General Washington. For words that did not have a number code, Tallmadge gave his agents a cipher. In a cipher, each letter in a message is replaced by another letter or a number.

The author’s purpose in this excerpt is to

teach readers about a code system used during the American Revolution.
persuade readers that ciphers are the greatest American invention.
argue that Major Tallmadge made a mistake in sharing copies of his codes.
compare the American codes for secret letters to the British codes.

Answer 1

The answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

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It can only be A because it is the only answer that can accurately describe the way the Author words the passage and does not give a biased opinion or idea.

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It cannot be B because the author does not try and persuade the reader in any part of the passage.

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It cannot be C because the author does not try and argue or have an opinion on the information.

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It cannot be D because he does not compare the coding method to anything.

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