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Set 2: Cross-Text Connections

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

Text 1 The narrative of the American frontier has long been one of rugged individualism and manifest destiny. It celebrates the pioneer who tamed the wilderness through sheer grit and self-reliance. Text 2 New Western History challenges this myth by emphasizing the crucial role of the federal government. From land grants to military protection and railroad subsidies, the 'conquest' of the West was a state-sponsored enterprise, not merely individual achievement.

Which choice best describes the revisionist argument in Text 2?

A. It reorients the driver of expansion from individual agency to state support.✓ Correct
B. It denies that people moved West.
C. It claims the government stopped expansion.
D. It argues that the West was empty.

Detailed Explanation

Text 1: Individualism/Self-reliance. Text 2: Federal role/State-sponsored. Revision: Individual -> State.

Key Evidence:

• "challenges this myth"

• "crucial role of the federal government"

• "not merely individual"

Why others are wrong: B (Explains how.), C (Sponsored it.), D (Not mentioned.).

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