Question

Can someone help me please with this question

Which quotation best expresses a major theme of this speech?

"'We went to our great father. We were encouraged. His great council gave us fair words and big promises, but we got no satisfaction.'"


"'I am much grieved, for I expected, if I did not defeat you, to hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before I surrendered.'"


"'I saw my evil day at hand. The sun rose dim on us in the morning, and at night is sunk in a dark cloud, and looked like a ball of fire.'"


"'We told them to let us alone; but they followed on and beset our paths, and they coiled themselves among us like the snake.'"

Answer 1

"'I am much grieved, for I expected, if I did not defeat you, to hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before I surrendered.'"

Step-by-step explanation:

The given quotes are taken from the "1832 Surrender Speech" of the Indian leader Black Hawk. The speech details his regret in being unable to defend his people against the white men and also his surrender to their hands.

Among the given quotes from the speech, the lines "'I am much grieved, for I expected, if I did not defeat you, to hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before I surrendered.'" best express the major theme of the whole speech. This was because the main point made in the speech was to acknowledge his surrender and also his regret for the unsuccessful attempts to defend his people and their land.

Thus, the correct answer is the second option.