Question

questions 1–3 are based on the following passage. on the twelfth of may the chiefs of the tomé and... mobile came to ask our protection against... other indians who have killed twelve of their men.... i provided them... means for cultivating... and some beads, axes and other little things.... i was very glad also to make sure of the rest of the indian com that they had in their villages, which supported me until the arrival of our vessel.... the spaniards have been among them... and put some pigs into their villages.... the natives will not regard them as... good friends, for they have killed one of their indians. i have always held a tight hand in order that our people might not do them the slightest wrong, so they are well pleased with us. steur de sauvole, narrative of events at the french fort of biloxi, 1700 rowland, dunbar, albert godfrey sanders, and patricia k. galloway. mississippi provincial archives, 1701–1763 french dominion. jackson, miss: press of the mississippi dept. of archives and history, 1927. 9 the description of the events in the excerpt best supports which of the following statements? a. spanish and french colonizers cooperated to overpower local tribes b. french settlers positioned themselves as more trustworthy allies than other european colonizers c. french settlers and native americans became rivals over natural resources d. native americans played a significant role in maintaining peace between european powers

Explanation:

• Option A: The passage mentions "the Spaniards have been among them" and the French providing protection, suggesting cooperation against other Indians (local tribes), so A is supported.
• Option B: The French "made sure of the rest of the Indian corn" and had a good relationship ("[The Natives] will not regard them as...good friends, for they have killed one of their Indians" – wait, no, the French were pleased as their people didn't wrong the Natives, implying they positioned as trustworthy. Wait, re-reading: "I was very glad also to make sure of the rest of the Indian corn that they had in their villages, which supported me until the arrival of [our] vessel.... The Spaniards have been among them...[and] put some pigs into their villages.... [The Natives] will not regard them as...good friends, for they have killed one of their Indians. I have always held a tight hand in order that our people might not do them the slightest wrong, so they are well pleased with us." So French were more trustworthy than Spanish (who killed a Native), so B is supported.
• Option D: The French's actions (not wronging Natives, providing protection) and the Natives' support (providing corn) show Native Americans helped maintain peace between French and others, so D is supported.
• Option C: The passage has no mention of French and Natives being rivals over natural resources. The French got corn (but it's not presented as a rivalry), and Spaniards' action was killing, not resource rivalry. So C is not supported.

Answer:

C. French settlers and Native Americans became rivals over natural resources