Evidence in the excerpt supports the argument that
A. European settlers in the colonies believed in the superiority of their own culture and attempted to propagate it.
B. European attempts to change American Indian beliefs and worldviews were met with little resistance.
C. Africans’ cultural and linguistic adaptations to the Western Hemisphere resulted in varying degrees of cultural preservation.
D. indentured servants of European descent were the main source of coerced labor in the colonies in the 17th century.
Answer:A
Evidence in the excerpt supports the argument that
A. European settlers in the colonies believed in the superiority of their own culture and attempted to propagate it. B. European attempts to change American Indian beliefs and worldviews were met with little resistance. C. Africans’ cultural and linguistic adaptations to the Western Hemisphere resulted in varying degrees of cultural preservation. D. indentured servants of European descent were the main source of coerced labor in the colonies in the 17th century.
Explanation: The passage suggests that European settlers in the colonies believed in the superiority of their own culture and attempted to propagate it. This is reaffirmed by how the author discusses how American Indian children would return as "civilized" members of society.