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 1765, 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
direct - levying 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
known as a “common” (small) sheet. if a newspaper used a larger format, it was assessed a
penny a page. the act also charged five cents for an advertisement—and
rates of news and weekly journals three cents—and a halfpenny for each copy of... (cut off)

part b
select two excerpts from the passage that best
support the correct answer from part a.

1. “this colony cannot be supplied with a

sufficient quantity of paper for its own
consumption, without the particular care of its
inhabitants in saving rags” (paragraph 10)

1. “they hereby are required immediately, to

appoint some suitable person, in their
respective towns, (where it is not already
done) to receive in rags, for the paper - mill” (paragraph 11)

1. “the inhabitants of this colony are hereby

desired to be very careful in saving even the
smallest quantity of rags proper for making
paper” (paragraph 11)

1. “it is earnestly requested that the fair

daughters of liberty in this extensive country
would not neglect to serve their country by
saving, for the paper mill in suffol, all linen
and cotton and even rags” (paragraph 10)

Explanation:

To solve this, we need to know the correct answer from Part A (not provided here). But generally, we analyze each option:

1. Option 1: Talks about the colony not having enough paper and not caring about saving rags. If Part A is about, say, colonial paper shortage, this could support. But if Part A is about colonists' efforts to save rags, this might not.
2. Option 2: Is about appointing someone to receive rags for the paper mill. If Part A is about organizational steps for paper production, this could support.
3. Option 3: Says inhabitants are careful to save even small rags for paper. If Part A is about colonists’ efforts to save rags for paper, this supports.
4. Option 4: Mentions daughters of liberty saving rags for the paper mill. If Part A is about groups (like daughters of liberty) helping with paper production, this supports.

Since Part A’s answer is missing, we assume a common context (e.g., colonists’ efforts to save rags for paper). Then the two excerpts would be 3 ("the inhabitants... saving even the smallest quantity of Rags proper for making Paper") and 4 ("It is earnestly requested... saving for the Paper Mill... Linen and Cotton and even Rags").

Answer:

1. "the Inhabitants of this Colony are hereby desired to be very careful in saving even the smallest quantity of Rags proper for making Paper" (Paragraph 11)
2. "It is earnestly requested that the fair daughters of liberty in the extensive Colony would not neglect to serve their country by saving for the Paper Mill in SuffolK all Linen and Cotton and even Rags" (Paragraph 13)