Question

revolutionary spies
creating connections social studies: world history iii
fact or fiction: a farmer and a high - school principal started a spying. then, they used invisible ink, laundry, and dictionary to defeat the worlds strongest military.
sounds like a movie lot, doesnt it? well, it really happened! that farmer was commander - chief george washington. and that spy ring helped the continental army in against the better - equipped british forces.
early in the revolutionary war (1775 - 1783), the british took over new york city. washington wanted someone to sneak and snoop. spying was risky. but one soldier, nathan hale, volunteered. hale managed to spy a bit in 1776 until
the article states:
the americans won. some people say washingtons team didnt outfight the british forces. they simply out - spied them.
the authors purpose for writing this passage was to ________.
a. explain why none of the culper spies were ever caught
b. explain what type of a leader george washington was
c. show how important the culper spy ring was in winning the war
d. tell how the british were better fighters than the americans

Explanation:

El texto habla de cómo el anillo de espías Culper ayudó a los estadounidenses a ganar la guerra revolucionaria, ya que algunos dicen que no ganaron por superioridad militar sino por superioridad en inteligencia (espionaje).

Answer:

C. show how important the Culper Spy Ring was in winning the war