Question

read the excerpt from \american indian civil rights\.
one of the most sweeping blows to the american indian community occurred in 1830 when president andrew jackson signed the indian removal act. as a result, the government negotiated with tribes to move them to land west of the mississippi river. the government then acquired their previously inhabited land. some tribes reluctantly went along with the act.
which phrase from the excerpt uses a strong emotional connotation to help the author emphasize the tragedy that the american indians suffered?
○ sweeping blows
○ community occurred
○ government negotiated
○ reluctantly went

Explanation:

To determine the phrase with strong emotional connotation emphasizing the tragedy, we analyze each option:

• "sweeping blows": "Blows" implies a severe, harmful impact, and "sweeping" suggests a widespread, devastating effect, evoking the tragedy of the American Indian community's suffering.
• "community occurred": This is a neutral phrase about an event happening to a community, no strong emotion.
• "government negotiated": Describes a neutral action of the government, no emotional connotation related to tragedy.
• "reluctantly went": Shows the tribes' reluctance but doesn't emphasize the tragedy of their suffering as strongly as "sweeping blows" does.

Answer:

A. sweeping blows