Question

1. which of the following events referred to in the passage occurred first chronologically?

f. the fulton-livingston team proposed a deal to the city of new orleans.
g. edward livingston sued the officer who evicted him from the batture.
h. shreve sailed from new orleans to northwestern louisiana.
j. a local judge threw out robert livingstons case against shreve.

1. according to the passage, what deal did the fulton-livingston team propose to the city of new orleans?

a. they would provide steamboat service if the city would outlaw flatboats on the mississippi river.
b. they would build commercial wharves downtown in exchange for tax relief from the city.
c. they would bring steamboat commerce to the city in exchange for all rights to the river trade.
d. they would fund city development in the city would endorse their steamboat business.

Explanation:

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To solve this, we analyze the chronological order of events. Typically, legal actions (like suing) happen before later legal or business actions. Edward Livingston suing the officer (G) is an early legal step, while the Fulton - Livingston deal (F), Shreve's sailing (H), and the judge's ruling (J) are subsequent. So G likely occurred first.

We recall the context of the Fulton - Livingston team's deal. They wanted exclusive rights to river trade in exchange for bringing steamboat commerce to New Orleans. Option C matches this: "They would bring steamboat commerce to the city in exchange for all rights to the river trade."

Answer:

G. Edward Livingston sued the officer who evicted him from the batture.

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