The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that (WOR-1.0)
A. because their religion was largely polytheistic, Native Americans were easily able to incorporate the Christian saints into their existing pantheon of gods.
B. native peoples in the Americas strove to maintain their political and cultural autonomy in the face of European challenges to their independence and core beliefs.
C. the spread of maize cultivation from present-day Mexico into the American Southwest supported economic and social diversification among societies in these areas.
D. Native Americans often revolted against their European oppressors, but these attempted insurrections rarely resulted in any change in the Europeans’ treatment of natives.
Answer:B
The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that (WOR-1.0)
A. because their religion was largely polytheistic, Native Americans were easily able to incorporate the Christian saints into their existing pantheon of gods. B. native peoples in the Americas strove to maintain their political and cultural autonomy in the face of European challenges to their independence and core beliefs. C. the spread of maize cultivation from present-day Mexico into the American Southwest supported economic and social diversification among societies in these areas. D. Native Americans often revolted against their European oppressors, but these attempted insurrections rarely resulted in any change in the Europeans’ treatment of natives.
Explanation: The passage supports that native peoples in the Americas strove to maintain their political and cultural autonomy in the face of European challenges to their independence and core beliefs. This can be seen by how successful the Pueblo Revolt was.