intended to influence decisions or actions. Choice bis the only
selection that implies action.
- e. The passage describes the decade as one in which spending won
out over prudent measures like saving (lines 31–32). The wild stock
market speculation described in lines 35–37 is another example of
the exuberant decade.
- b.The analogy depicts the stock market crash of 1929 as a weakening
agent to the economy (the way a stressful event may weaken the
body’s resistance to illness), not as the sole cause of the depression.
- d.Lines 56–59 state that the New Deal expanded the role of the central
government in regulating the economy and creating social assistance pro-
grams.Choices band care incorrect and choices aand erequire an
opinion; the author does not offer his or her viewpoint about the
New Deal measures.
- c. The Lewis and Clark expedition did not have a military goal and
did not have any violent encounters except the one described in
lines 41–43.
- b.Jefferson and his representatives wanted Native Americans to
acknowledge American sovereignty and to see themselves as chil-
dren to his role as their “father.”
- c. One meaning of protocolis a code that demands strict adherence to
etiquette.
- d.The passage states that Lewis and Clark sought to impose their own
notions of hierarchy on Native Americans by “making chiefs” with
medals, printed certificates, and gifts(lines 30–33).
- c. By placing a peace medal around the neck of a man killed by the
expedition makes an ironic statement about the meaning of
“peace.”
- b.To the Plains Native Americans, the pipe ceremony meant that
those who participated accepted sacred obligations to share wealth, aid
in war, and revenge injustice(lines 50–51). The passage suggests that
Lewis and Clark most likely did not understand the significance of
the ceremony.
- e. One meaning of adoptis to take by choice into a relationship. In
this context, adopthas another meaning: to take up and practice or
use.
- e.By giving manufactured goods to Native Americans, Lewis and
Clark were promoting Euro-American culture. Jefferson hoped
that these free sampleswould introduce the Native Americans to
mechanized agriculture as part of his plan to “civilize and instruct”
them(lines 58–61).
