Question

Which part of the passage BEST demonstrates the great ignorance in the United States of the North American continent west of the Mississippi River?

A.
the instructions to study all aspects of Indian life with great care

B.
the decision to print the observations of the explorers on paper-birch

C.
the hope that profitable trade relations with Indians might be established

D.
the suggestion that there might be a water route to the Pacific Ocean

Answer 1

The part of the passage that BEST demonstrates the great ignorance in the United States of the North American continent west of the Mississippi River is D.  the suggestion that there might be a water route to the Pacific Ocean.

Before the Louisiana Land Purchase from France by President Thomas Jefferson, it was not obvious to the United States that the Mississippi River provided a route to the Pacific Ocean.

The great ignorance is not demonstrated by

• Instructions to study Indian life with great care
• Printing the observations of the explorers
• The hope of establishing profitable trade relations with the Indians.

Thus, great ignorance is demonstrated by D.

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