Question

read the passage. there are several questions about this passage.

european papermaking came to the american colonies in the late seventeenth century. although most paper made today is produced from wood pulp, paper in colonial days was made from cotton and linen fibers.

from paper

1
the history of paper offers insight into why the colonists wanted independence from britain. a coin, a paper mill, a newspaper—whatever it was that the colonists wanted, the crown often prohibited it. and then the british tried to earn revenue by taxing the goods the colonists were forced to import from england because local production was stifled.

2
in 1764, the british, looking for revenues in an economic recession that had hit both england and the colonies, proposed the stamp act. this required all american colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper, including shipping documents, legal documents, books, pamphlets, newspapers, broadsides, and even playing cards. the tax did not cost the average colonist a great deal, but they objected to the principle of the new legislation. the stamp act went beyond the normal practice of regulating commerce: it was a fund - raising measure, and one that was being done without the consent of local legislatures.

3
but for newspaper publishers, the stamp act was a true hardship. it assessed a halfpenny on each copy of a newspaper printed on what was termed “half a sheet.” if a newspaper used a larger format, it was assessed a penny per copy. the act also charged two cents for an advertisement—and some of these ads only earned three cents—and a halfpenny for each copy of a pamphlet. an additional tax on publishing in foreign languages killed a thriving german - language press in pennsylvania. lawyers, whose documents were also taxed, were harmed by the stamp act as well, and together, newspaper publishers and lawyers led a successful campaign to repeal the act. this awareness also pushed the newspaper publishers into...

this question has two parts. answer part a, and then answer part b.

part a
what does the passage indicate was another colonial response to the townshend act, in addition to the boycott of british goods?

1. the colonists began looking for new ways to make paper.
2. the colonists immediately began preparing for the coming war.
3. the colonists refused to allow the british to collect taxes in port cities.
4. the colonists opened factories to make goods that previously were imported.

part b
which excerpt from the passage best supports the correct answer from part a?

1. “in 1767, the british chancellor of the exchequer, charles townshend, promoted a piece of legislation that placed added taxes on various british goods that the americans imported, including glass, lead, painters’...

Explanation:

Part A

To solve Part A, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage doesn't mention colonists looking for new ways to make paper in response to the Townshend Act.
• Option 2: The passage doesn't state that colonists immediately prepared for war as a response to the Townshend Act.
• Option 3: The passage doesn't discuss colonists refusing to let British collect taxes in port cities in relation to the Townshend Act.
• Option 4: The passage indicates that due to British taxes on imported goods (from acts like Townshend), colonists would open factories to make goods they previously imported (to avoid the taxes and British control), which aligns with a colonial response.

To support Part A's answer (colonists opened factories to make previously imported goods), we need an excerpt showing British taxes on imported goods (from Townshend Act) leading colonists to produce locally. The visible part of Option 1 in Part B mentions Townshend's legislation placing taxes on British goods Americans imported (like glass, lead, etc.), which would motivate colonists to make those goods themselves (to avoid the tax and British control), thus supporting Part A's answer.

Answer:

1. The colonists opened factories to make goods that previously were imported.

Part B

(Note: Since the options for Part B are partially visible, we assume the correct supporting excerpt would relate to the idea of colonists making goods they used to import due to British taxes. For example, if an excerpt talks about British taxes on imported goods leading colonists to produce locally, that would support Option 4 in Part A. However, with the given partial options, we can infer the logic: the correct excerpt should show the connection between British taxes on imports and colonists producing those goods locally. If we assume the relevant excerpt is about British taxing imported goods (like the Townshend Act's taxes on imports) leading colonists to manufacture those goods themselves, that would support Part A's answer. But based on the visible start of Option 1 in Part B, it talks about Townshend's legislation taxing British goods Americans imported, which would lead colonists to make those goods themselves (matching Part A's answer). So the best supporting excerpt would be the one that shows the link between British import taxes and colonists manufacturing goods locally.)