Question

Jossette, a Native American, was pleased to hear that Arizona was renamed "Squaw Peak" to honor a Native American woman who died in Iraq. For Jossette, that decision helped to settle a(n) ________ conflict because she saw the word "squaw" as an insult to Native American women.

A. historical
B. economic
C. environmental
D. political

Answer 1

A. historical

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that this decision helped settle a historical conflict. This refers to a clash in different ideologies or beliefs based on events that have happened in the past . Which in this scenario the conflict was in regards to the word "squaw" since it has been used in the past as an ethnic and sexual slur to refer to North American Indian women or wives.