Question

so from 1906 and 1907, when oklahoma became a state, and until 1971, we didnt elect our own tribal leaders. chiefs of the cherokee nation and some of the other, well they call them southeastern tribes; by now they were in indian territory; our chiefs were appointed by the president of the united states, and usually for no good purpose. they were appointed so they could sign easements or give away land, or other resources of the tribes. . . . its interesting to see how our people began to view leadership during this period of time from 1906-1907 to 1971. they began to see chiefs of the cherokees as something external to themselves; a position that only very prominent people who had little connection to the tribe could aspire to or hold. which sentence best integrates a direct quotation from the excerpt?
mankiller gives a little bit of cherokee history by explaining how \our chiefs were appointed by the president of the united states, and usually for no good purpose.\ (2).
mankiller recounts that the chiefs were \appointed\ by the president of the united states for no good purpose; they only signed easements or gave away land (2).
mankiller goes on to describe the damage the cherokee suffered at the hands of the men appointed as chiefs \usually for no good purpose\ (2).
the chiefs were appointed \usually for no good purpose\ (2) by the president of the us, to give away cherokee land and that of the other southeastern tribes.

Explanation:

To determine the best integration of a direct quotation, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The phrase "our chiefs were appointed by the President of the United States, and usually for no good purpose" is a direct quote from the excerpt, and the context about Mankiller giving Cherokee history is accurate. The citation is also properly included.
• Option 2: The original text says "usually for no good purpose" and "they were appointed so they could sign easements or give away land", but this option miscombines the ideas (the "for no good purpose" is about the appointment's intent, not directly linked to only signing easements/giving land in the same way).
• Option 3: The quote "usually for no good purpose" is used, but the description of "damage the Cherokee suffered" is not directly supported by the quoted part's context in the excerpt (the excerpt focuses on appointment and tribal view, not just damage).
• Option 4: The quote is used, but the addition about "to give away Cherokee land and that of the other Southeastern tribes" misinterprets the original (the original says "or other resources of the tribes", not specifically framing the appointment's purpose as only giving away land of other tribes).

So Option 1 best integrates the direct quotation by accurately using the quote in context and citing properly.

Answer:

Mankiller gives a little bit of Cherokee history by explaining how "our chiefs were appointed by the President of the United States, and usually for no good purpose." (2).