Read the claim for an argumentative paragraph that discusses why the chronometer was the most
historically significant object in MacGregor's text.
The chronometer was the most historically important
artifact because it changed the face of international
trade.
Which reason provides the strongest support for the
claim?
O In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the
British were concerned with creating a clock that
kept accurate time aboard sailing ships.
The widespread use of the chronometer led to
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and his great
work on the Origin of Species.
In 1800, Thomas Earnshaw made a brass
chronometer that was about the size of a large
pocket watch.
The chronometer's accuracy allowed explorers to
create accurate maps, which meant that safe and
rapid shipping routes could be created.