Question

Considering the tone created by her word choices, what inference can you make about how Mary Mapes Dodge perceived the British settlers who settled along the Ohio River?
A: She was impressed by how they worked hard to help Native Americans.
B: She considered them selfish and dangerous people.
C: She admired them for working hard to take care of their families.
D: She resented them for treating Native Americans unfairly.

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation: She wrote, "Here he had planted and gather his crops year after year and in spite of annoyances from the Indians, who robbed his fields," and "his wife sang at her work, and his little ones shouted at their play as merrily..."

Answer 2

Answer:

B: She considered them selfish and dangerous people.

Explanation:

Mary Mapes Dodge was an American children author who was famous for her book Hans Brinker.

Her word choices when describing the British settlers on the Ohio River shows that she considers the British settlers to be selfish and dangerous people because they did not treat the Native Americans well even as they were on their land.