In 1815, while in exile in Jamaica, Venezuelan revolutionary Simón Bolívar penned a letter praising England’s republican government and expressing hope that Latin American nations seeking independence from Spain might achieve something similar. The letter was addressed to a local merchant, Henry Cullen;_______though, Bolívar’s goal was to persuade political leaders from England and Europe to support his cause.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Explanation
Context: In 1815, exiled in Jamaica, Simón Bolívar wrote a letter praising England's republican government and hoping Latin American nations might achieve something similar. The blank sits in the clause noting that although the letter was addressed to the merchant Henry Cullen, its real target was English and European political leaders.
Answer: B) ultimately,
Why? "Though" already carries the contrast between the named recipient and the intended audience, so the blank identifies persuading those leaders as the underlying, final aim behind a letter sent to a merchant.
Traps:
- A) "additionally," would list the European leaders as a second, equal goal, but the sentence subordinates the Cullen address to that larger purpose.
- C) "accordingly," presents the wider audience as what writing to Cullen called for, and addressing a merchant does not require targeting political leaders.
- D) "consequently," makes the goal a result of addressing Cullen, reversing the relationship: the goal shaped the letter, not the reverse.