What good man would prefer a country covered with
forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our
extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and
prosperous farms embellished with all the improvements
which art can devise or industry execute, occupied by
more than 12,000,000 happy people, and filled with all the
blessings of liberty, civilization and religion?
Which words from the excerpt most contribute to the patriotic tone?
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A. "embellished with all the improvements" and "blessings of liberty"
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B. "good man" and "civilization"
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C. "few thousand savages" and "more than 12,000,000"
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D. "covered with forests" and "extensive