Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.Traffic, both horses and autos, had been stopped cold, and some two hundred police reserves and plainclothesmen had been called out to maintain order. It seemed the army might at any moment erupt into the rest of Manhattan, invading Wall Street and the Bowery. By ten o’-clock 15,000 workers had left their machines. By nightfall, 25,000. Within the next few days the number rose to nearly 30,000, and it included some cutters, pressers, and finishers.
Answer
A
to give the reader important facts about a historical event
B
to describe what a historical event felt like to a participant
C
to tell the reader how a historical event affects people today
D
to persuade the reader that a historical event was tragic
Explanation
The excerpt gives specific details about the event: police were called out, traffic stopped, and the number of workers who left their machines grew from 15,000 to nearly 30,000. These facts help readers understand what happened and how large the strike became. The passage does not focus on a participant’s feelings, present-day effects, or persuading readers that the event was tragic.
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