Question

Read this sentence from the passage. In the United States during the early 1900s, most people thought of automobiles as a passing fad. How does this sentence support the author's purpose in writing the passage? A. It explains why no one had attempted a long-distance automobile trip before Jackson and Crocker. B. It points out how Jackson and Crocker's attitudes changed during their trans-U.S. automobile trip. C. It suggests that most U.S. citizens were violently opposed to Jackson and Crocker's road trip. D. It condemns the narrow-minded attitudes prevalent in the United States in the early twentieth century.

Answer 1

A. It explains why no one had attempted a long-distance automobile trip before Jackson and Crocker.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the answer in my opinion so plz let me know if its incorrect

Answer 2

The answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

because since they thought that automobiles were a passing fad then they didn't care for the long distance automobile

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