Read the following passage, then choose the best answer.

Question

"We are overwhelmed! Our hearts are sickened; our utterance is paralyzed, when we reflect on the condition in which we are placed, by the...practices of unprincipled men..."

Chief John Ross, Cherokee, 1836

What is the main idea of this passage?

(1 point)
Responses

We are so devastated when we think about what the government has imposed on the Cherokee tribe, we can hardly speak.
We are so devastated when we think about what the government has imposed on the Cherokee tribe, we can hardly speak.

The settlers have paralyzed too many Cherokees in battle for us to fight the passage of the Indian Removal Act.
The settlers have paralyzed too many Cherokees in battle for us to fight the passage of the Indian Removal Act.

We are amazed that so many Cherokee have died from disease.
We are amazed that so many Cherokee have died from disease.

The Cherokee tribe will follow the Indian Removal Act.

Answer 1

The best answer is:

We are so devastated when we think about what the government has imposed on the Cherokee tribe, we can hardly speak.