Question

questions 5 through 8 refer to the following.
the committee of the president and directors of the chesapeake and delaware canal
company in delaware beg leave respectfully to offer to the members of the senate and
house of representatives, the following facts and observations relative to the said canal...

• the island of great britain furnishes proof of the advantages of canals, beyond any other

country that nation has now become the maritime rival, and almost controller of every
commercial people; her superiority has arisen from her unbounded commerce, and the vast
wealth it has introduced the basis of which wealth is her immense manufactures... the
foundation of these manufactures has again been formed by her internal improvements...
the united states, both from their present political and natural situation, demand from their
government every and it can furnish... her rapid increase in prosperity, has already drawn
upon her the envy, the jealousy, and the hostility of other nations, which alone can be
counteracted by improving her internal strength, supplying her wants as far as possible by her
own products and manufactures, and extending her agriculture so as to gain from its surplus
the wealth of other nations.
the chesapeake and delaware canal company, petition to the united states congress, 1809
6 mark for review
the claims in the excerpt were most likely interpreted as opposing which of the following
existing federal government policies at the time?
a financing a national banking system
b promoting economic development through foreign trade
c acquiring western native american land
d levying tariffs on imported manufactured goods

Explanation:

The excerpt emphasizes domestic manufacturing, agriculture, and infrastructure (the canal). Promoting economic development through foreign trade would involve reliance on external trade, which contradicts the focus on internal growth (manufacturing, supplying own wants, etc.). Financing a national banking system (A) isn't related to the core domestic - growth theme. Acquiring western Native American land (C) is about territorial expansion, not the economic self - sufficiency and growth (manufactures, agriculture) in the text. Levying tariffs on imported manufactured goods (D) would protect domestic manufacturing (aligns with "manufactures" in the text), but the overall thrust of the text is more about internal economic development (like canals for internal commerce, promoting own manufactures and agriculture) rather than just a tariff policy. The idea of promoting economic development through foreign trade (B) goes against the emphasis on internal production, trade, and growth (own manufactures, supplying own wants, internal improvements).

Answer:

B. Promoting economic development through foreign trade