Question

1. The clearest way to modify or refute the answer given in the excerpt to

Answer 1

The best sentence to modify or refute the answer given to this question is to introduce the African-American slaves who worked the plantations, as shown in option A.

We can arrive at this answer because:

• The question “What then is the American, this new man?” is answered by showing that the American is the European or the descendant of European, that he lives in America with the freedom to be what he wants, to relate to what he wants and to be the owner of the land where he works.
• Although this answer represents part of the Americans, it is not a correct answer, as not all Americans experience this reality.
• The author did not consider the African-Americans who had their freedom impeded by slavery and did not own their lands, but who worked to maintain the survival of Europeans and their descendants, without receiving a penny in return.

In that case, by questioning the plight of enslaved African Americans, we can refute the author's response about what it is to be an American.

This question is related to "Letters from an American Farmer."

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