In "Old Ironsides," Oliver Wendell Holmes asserts that the United States was every bit as strong, proud, and important as the older nations of Europe. The poem serves as a patriotic tribute to the USS Constitution, emphasizing the significance of the ship as a symbol of American strength and resilience, and by extension, the nascent nation's place among other powerful nations.
What does Oliver Wendell Holmes assert about the United States by writing "Old Ironsides"?
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It was too young to be considered among the great nations of the world.
It was too young to be considered among the great nations of the world.
It would be conquered by the nations of Europe if it scrapped Old Ironsides.
It would be conquered by the nations of Europe if it scrapped Old Ironsides.
It was every bit as strong, proud, and important as the older nations of Europe.
It was every bit as strong, proud, and important as the older nations of Europe.
It was a nation of pious and industrious citizens and a place of great possibility.
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