1. who was the president of congress -- meaning that he ran the meetings?
a. benjamin franklin
c. john hancock
b. john adams
d. thomas jefferson

How did the mexican war of independence differ from the american revolution? o a. only the american revolution was concerned with establishing a representative form of government. o b. only the mexican war of independence required military conflict to achieve its objectives. o c. only the american revolution succeeded in replacing a monarchy with another form of government. o d. only the mexican war of independence eliminated spanish colonial control over part of north america.

The service industry in the united states grew in the late 1800s. what was one effect of that growth? the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers decreased. the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers increased. the middle class grew as people took jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers. the middle class shrank as people left jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.

This question is based on the following passage. except for a few pigeons, central park was deserted. mist hung above the chilled grass. patches of old snow, scattered here and there, looked like white puddles. the sun hung just above the horizon, casting red and orange streaks across low-hanging clouds. the portly, gray-haired gentleman jogging down the path looked out of place. for one thing, he was dressed in ordinary street clothes, not a sweat suit. also, every few seconds, he looked anxiously back over his shoulder. coming closer to me, i saw that his face was flushed. he was panting, almost gasping. abruptly, looking this way and that, he moved behind a tree. seeming not to notice my presence, he stood with his back against the trunk, panting heavily. after a moment, he poked his head out to survey the path. it was still empty, except for a squirrel that dashed across the path like a furry dart. i checked my watch. it was now 7: 30. mentally marking the time, i aimed my camera toward the man's face. 20. from the paragraph, you can conclude that the portly man is afraid of something. which one of the following elements gives the strongest evidence for that conclusion? a. he isn't dressed in a jogging suit. b. he's panting. c. he hides behind a tree. d. he's running in a nearly deserted park.