This excerpt from a letter is a critical primary source, since it was written in the first person and shows the extent to which many patriots during this time were willing to risk their lives for liberty.
It shows that fear can make a community/country blame problems on the easiest choice offered.
Answer:
I think it's either b or d, but it's most likely to be D.
Explanation:
The US believed that they should focus on themselves more and less on the world, and to not meddle with other countries affairs, and so they pursued a policy of isolationism
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