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 direct taxing 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 imposed a halfpenny on each copy of a newspaper printed on what was termed “all sheets.” if a newspaper used a larger format, it was assessed a penny per sheet. the act also charged two cents for an advertisement—and a value of those who ran them—and a halfpenny for each copy of...
part b
select two sentences from the passage that best help develop the author’s point from part a.

1. “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.” (paragraph 3)
2. “the experience also pushed the newspaper publishers into taking a pro-independence stance, which was critical in winning over public opinion for the revolution.” (paragraph 3)
3. “newspapers vociferously protested.” (paragraph 4)
4. “one american response to the townshend act, first suggested in 1767 and broadly promoted by newspapers the following year, was to boycott british goods.” (paragraph 5)
5. “newspapers had already started boycotting...

Explanation:

To solve this, we first need to know the point from Part A (though not provided, we can infer the context is about the colonists' push for independence related to British taxation, especially the Stamp Act, and the role of newspaper publishers). Let's analyze each option:

1. Sentence 1: Talks about lawyers and newspaper publishers leading a campaign to repeal the Stamp Act. This shows their collective action against British taxation, supporting the idea of colonial resistance.
2. Sentence 2: States the Stamp Act experience pushed newspaper publishers to take a pro - independence stance, which was critical for winning public opinion for the revolution. This directly links the Stamp Act (British taxation) to the colonists' push for independence, showing how it influenced the publishers' stance and the revolution.
3. Sentence 3: Only says newspapers protested, which is too vague and doesn't connect to the broader point about independence or the impact of the protest.
4. Sentence 4: Discusses the Townshend Act and boycotting British goods, which is a different act and not directly about the Stamp Act's role in pushing for independence (the likely Part A point).
5. Sentence 5: Is incomplete, so not useful.

• Sentence 1 shows collective resistance (lawyers + publishers) against the Stamp Act, supporting colonial pushback.
• Sentence 2 directly links the Stamp Act to publishers’ pro - independence stance, crucial for revolution support. Other options are less relevant (vague protest, different act, incomplete).

Answer:

1. "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." (Paragraph 3)
2. "The experience also pushed the newspaper publishers into taking a pro - independence stance, which was critical in winning over public opinion for the revolution." (Paragraph 3)