Question

The ideas expressed in the excerpt emerged most directly from a larger debate over british parliament’s decision to:

(choice a) tax british-made goods, making them more expensive for the colonists. a tax british-made goods, making them more expensive for the colonists.
(choice b) declare war on the french over territorial boundaries. b declare war on the french over territorial boundaries.
(choice c) limit westward expansion beyond the appalachian mountains. c limit westward expansion beyond the appalachian mountains.
(choice d) force neighboring indigenous nations to convert to christianity. d force neighboring indigenous nations to convert to christianity.

Answer 1

The debate and discontent in the excerpt most directly stemmed from British Parliament's decision to limit westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains, as outlined in the Proclamation of 1763, after the French and Indian War. Option c is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt mentioned above emerged most directly from a larger debate over British Parliament’s decision to limit westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Following the end of the French and Indian War, the American colonists expected the British government to allow them to settle in the lands west of the Appalachians. Instead, the British enacted the Proclamation of 1763 to prevent further conflicts with Native Americans and to avoid additional costs.

This decision provoked discontent among the colonists, who felt entitlted to the land they had fought for and saw the prohibition as impeding on their rights and economic opportunities. The British measures, intended to raise monies for colony maintenance and regulation of trade, sparked intense debates about the rights of Englishmen under the British constitution and the legitimacy of Parliament's authority over the colonies without direct representation, eventually contributing to the American Revolution.