Question

Use the passage to answer the question.

Which quotation is the reviewer’s use of historical evidence to tell the reader the initial cause of the conflict faced by the Osage people?

(1 point)
Responses

“It became apparent within a few decades, however, that immense oil deposits pooled below those Oklahoma rocks.”
“It became apparent within a few decades, however, that immense oil deposits pooled below those Oklahoma rocks.”

“‘Journalists told stories, Grann writes, ‘often wildly embroidered, of Osage who discarded grand pianos on their lawns or replaced old cars with new ones after getting a flat tire.’”
“‘Journalists told stories, Grann writes, ‘often wildly embroidered, of Osage who discarded grand pianos on their lawns or replaced old cars with new ones after getting a flat tire.’”

“The federal government appointed white guardians to monitor many of the Osage members’ spending habits.”
“The federal government appointed white guardians to monitor many of the Osage members’ spending habits.”

“The Osage people became wealthy from leasing their mineral rights; so wealthy that white America, stoked by a racist and sensationalistic press, went into a moral panic, a collective puritanical shudder.”

Answer 1

The quotation that best represents the reviewer’s use of historical evidence to explain the initial cause of the conflict faced by the Osage people is:

“The Osage people became wealthy from leasing their mineral rights; so wealthy that white America, stoked by a racist and sensationalistic press, went into a moral panic, a collective puritanical shudder.”