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The controversy over Kit Carson was over _____________________

a. whether he was a soldier or a trader.
b. whether he was a friend or foe to the Navajos.
c. whether he sided with the North or the South.
d. whether he agreed with slavery or not.

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The answer is B, whether he was a friend or foe to the Navajo

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Answer:

The correct answer is b. whether he was a friend or foe to the Navajos

Step-by-step explanation:

Kit Carson was a controversial figure of the conquest of the West. On the one hand, he was considered a hero and he was written about in fiction books likeBlood and Thunder novels. In these novels, which he hated, he was depicted as an explorer and Indian killer - which was deemed a good thing back then.

On the other, he spoke seven Native American languages - which allowed him to become a trader and negotiator - and married Native American women twice.

After joining the Union Army, he was tasked to lead a campaign against the Navajo tribes. He tried to resign but was pressured to continue with this mission, burning Navajo crops and killing their livestock

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