Read the passage from The American Plague. Alexander Hamilton felt the president could indeed move Congress. After all, Hamilton reasoned, the government would not automatically cease functioning if an enemy army captured the capital. Why wouldn't the same principle apply in the case of a devastating natural disaster, such as a plague? But Thomas Jefferson and James Madison disagreed and could not be budged from their position. During the formation of the federal government, they argued, individual states had been extremely wary about giving away too much of their governing power to any future president. Why is this passage best defined as a cause? because it explains the relationship between Washington, Hamilton, and Congress because it explains the relationship between Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison because it explains the results of Washington’s uncertainty about moving Congress to Philadelphia because it explains what produces Washington’s uncertainty about moving Congress to Philadelphia

D. because it explains what produces Washington’s uncertainty about moving Congress to Philadelphia.

Explanation:

In this passage, different points of view from the members of President George Washington's first cabinet is seen. Due to the American Plague, they had the issue of moving Congress.

The above passage is best defined as a cause because it truly describes what produces Washington’s uncertainty about moving Congress to Philadelphia.

President George Washington had to listen to all the arguments from federalists such as Alexander Hamilton, and the anti-federalists such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; because they all had their own ideas about the best decision to make.

"An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793", is a non-fiction story written by Jim Murphy, an American writer.

d

Explanation:

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.