I think the answer is false. I hope this helps.
I believe its a metaphor.
The author includes logical evidence that Indian workers and formerly enslaved people didn't get along because wages went down.
In the passage, it states:
"The Indian coolies and the ex-slaves, who resented the newcomers flooding the colonies and driving down wages, were instant rivals."
In this case, the Indian coolies are the newcomers and the ex-slaves are the ones resenting them. Therefore, the ex-slaves resent the Indian coolies because they were driving down wages.
What is a recurring concept in this excerpt is E. the thirst for knowledge and new experiences.
As you can see in this excerpt, the narrator says that even though he has attained a lot of experience throughout his life, whenever he thinks about 'tat untravell'd world,' he gets a desire to move again and explore more. He thinks that there is so much that he hasn't seen yet, and with his life slowly withering away, he wants to make use of that little time he has left to learn and explore more.
