Read the following historical perspectives from two modern-day historians.

Historian A: The American Revolution was caused by the American colonists’ greedy desire for more money. They were simply tired of paying their fair share of taxes to the British government, even though British troops protected the colonies during the French and Indian War! Furthermore, their claims to be fighting for freedom and liberty are totally wrong. Many of the colonists still owned slaves at the time of the Revolution! The traitorous American colonists simply wanted to steal land that was already claimed by Great Britain.

Historian B: The American Revolution was completely justified due to Great Britain’s repeated abuse of the colonists. The British passed enormous taxes on goods in the colonies, even though the Americans had no say in the British government. British soldiers were also allowed to live in American houses and eat common people’s food without paying. During the Boston Massacre, British soldiers even fired their muskets into a crowd of civilians! Under such oppressive conditions, it’s no wonder that the patriotic colonists would want to fight for the freedom and liberty of all people!

Which statement best explains why historian A mentions the issue of slavery while historian B does not?

A. Historian B wants to make the British appear to be disinterested in American affairs, including the terrible institution of slavery.

B. Historian A wants to make the colonists appear in a negative light by suggesting that they did not really believe in freedom for all.

C. Historian A is using slavery as a metaphor to argue that the American colonists have treated their British leaders poorly.

D. Historian B is making a purely economic argument, so there is no need for him to mention the institution of slavery.

The whole point of the American Revolution is that the colonists wanted to overthrow the oppressive British government who was imposing more and more taxes on them. Historian A believed that the American colonists were wrong in starting the Revolution, because they were 1) well protected by the British, and that 2) they do not act on what they want.

For example, the American Revolution was basically the 13 Colonies trying to win freedom from the "oppressive" United Kingdom. However, the historian points out that while they themselves know how it feels like to be under oppression, they do not think of their slaves as those who, like them, wanted freedom. This is a "looking-down" view, and the slaves should have been freed at the end of the Revolutionary War. This proves that the US citizens did not believe of "freedom & rights for all", but rather, only for white males.

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babybluesmorris babybluesmorris · Answer 2 · 2019-07-02T20:31:52+02:00

babybluesmorris babybluesmorris

02-07-2019

Answer: the answer is B

Explanation:

Historian A wanted to make the colonist look bad to justify the Britain's.

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