Question

PLEASE HELP FAST!!!!! I AM BEING TIMED!!!!

12. In the sixth paragraph, the speaker mentions "the "holy cause of liberty" (lines 38–40) primarily to
A. acknowledge the ways in which the British military is superior in might to the colonists
B. underscore the pointlessness of British attempts to subdue or defeat the colonists
C. comment on the flawed reasoning that has kept the colonists from successful negotiations with the British
D. give an example of a way in which the British military has misjudged the colonists’ intentions
E. rebut a counterargument that the colonists lack the military strength to effectively engage the British

Answer 1

Answer: B

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a very hard question, I believe it’s B because he is arguing that the colonist are not weak and can handle anything that the British throw at them.

Answer 2

B. underscore the pointlessness of British attempts to subdue or defeat the colonists