Question

read the short quote to the right. use the vocabulary support to help you understand it. according to adams, what did the united states need to do?

listen to britain and follow its directions
speak up for itself directly
stay quiet about its principles

it would be more candid, as well as more dignified, to avow our principles explicitly to russia and france.

• john quincy adams, 1823

candid means honest.
to avow something means to declare it with confidence.
explicitly means directly.

Explanation:

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Analyze the historical quote

The quote is by John Quincy Adams in 1823, during the discussions leading up to the declaration of the Monroe Doctrine. He states: "It would be more candid, as well as more dignified, to avow our principles explicitly to Russia and France."

Apply vocabulary definitions

Using the provided vocabulary support:

• "Candid" means honest.
• "To avow" means to declare with confidence.
• "Explicitly" means directly.

Substituting these definitions, Adams is saying it is more honest and dignified to declare the nation's principles directly and confidently to other global powers.

Evaluate the options

• "Listen to Britain and follow its directions": This contradicts the idea of declaring independent American principles directly.
• "Speak up for itself directly": This matches "avow our principles explicitly" (declare with confidence directly).
• "Stay quiet about its principles": This is the opposite of "avow" (declare) and "explicitly" (directly).

Therefore, Adams believed the United States needed to speak up for itself directly.
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<mcq-option>Stay quiet about its principles</mcq-option>
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Analyze the historical quote

The quote is by John Quincy Adams in 1823, during the discussions leading up to the declaration of the Monroe Doctrine. He states: "It would be more candid, as well as more dignified, to avow our principles explicitly to Russia and France."

Apply vocabulary definitions

Using the provided vocabulary support:

• "Candid" means honest.
• "To avow" means to declare with confidence.
• "Explicitly" means directly.

Substituting these definitions, Adams is saying it is more honest and dignified to declare the nation's principles directly and confidently to other global powers.

Evaluate the options

• "Listen to Britain and follow its directions": This contradicts the idea of declaring independent American principles directly.
• "Speak up for itself directly": This matches "avow our principles explicitly" (declare with confidence directly).
• "Stay quiet about its principles": This is the opposite of "avow" (declare) and "explicitly" (directly).

Therefore, Adams believed the United States needed to speak up for itself directly.
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<mcq-option>Stay quiet about its principles</mcq-option>
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