Question

from little journeys to the homes of the great, vol. 3: lit

1. nine miles south of boston, just a little back from the
2. shores of old ocean, lies the village of braintree. it is on t
3. post - road, being one of that string of settlements, built a fe
4. apart for better protection, that lined the sea, boston being
5. and plymouth full to overflowing, the home - seekers spread
6. and south.
7. in sixteen hundred twenty, when the first cabin was
8. braintree, land that was not in sight of the coast had actua
9. back a mile, all was a howling wilderness, with trails made
10. beasts. these paths led through tangles of fallen trees and
11. rocks, beneath dark, overhanging pines where winters snc
12. not till midsummer, and the suns rays were strange and al
13. who sought to traverse these ways had to crouch and craw

question 3: land far from the coast had no value because
a many were interested in living near there.
b the view to the water was breathtaking.
c the land was not useful for farming.
d the ocean played a vital role in trade.

Explanation:

In early - settlement times, the ocean was crucial for trade. Land far from the coast was less valuable because trade, a major economic activity, centered around the ocean.

Answer:

D. the ocean played a vital role in trade.