At the end of the F & I War, Britain gained control of the Ohio River Valley. Colonists thought that this would allow them to more easily move west. However, the British government had decided to leave all lands West of the Appalachian Mts (according to the Proclamation of 1763) be given to the Indians. This would keep peace in the area and avoid another war between colonists and Indians. The colonists were very angry about this decision. They had fought and died for the land and now were being forced out.
The passage shows that Californian politics, and in particular, political advancement methods, were not wholly bound by law as they are now.
Governmental institutions and government control was weaker at that time, so it was difficult to enforce the law consistently. Because of it, people did not have a strong commitment to following legal paths for advancement. Revolutions and rebellions were more effective in seizing power than political campaigns, and there were few negative repercussions for those who chose that method.
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached we can say the following.
What is FDR’s expectation of how the war will end? What specific examples of his language indicate his beliefs about who will be victorious?
As the leader of the United States during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt showed confidence that with the inclusion of the US Army in the war, the victory was a matter of time.
In the attached excerpt we can read that he thought that he expected victory for the allies and punish the enemy.
When we read "It is not the intention of this government...to resort to mass reprisals. It is our intention that just and sure punishment shall be meted out to the ringleaders responsible for the organized murder of thousands..."
Let's remember that President Roosevelt died before the end of World War. Harry S. Truman was the United States President that had to make the toughest decision to launch the atomic bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II.
The main criticism of the New Deal came from the very rich and some big businesses in the United States, since much of the New Deal was paid for with higher taxes on the rich.
