Question

after the american revolution, the united states became its own independent country. great britain still had ties to american land. before the revolution, the british had built forts west of the appalachian mountains. they promised to hand over the forts after the war, but by the early 1800s they had not yet given them up. they still wouldnt allow american settlers to move west. plus, the british protected the native americans who lived on land the american settlers wanted. in november 1811, a group of native americans attacked troops led by william henry harrison, the governor of indiana territory, and were ultimately defeated. the ensuing battle of tippecanoe further damaged british-american relations, as britain had supplied weapons to the native americans.
meanwhile, great britain was at war with france to put a stop to the french emperor napoleons takeover of europe. the us remained neutral at first, continuing to trade freely with both the british and the french. but before long, british ships began blocking american ships from reaching france. in addition to preventing trade, the british started taking american sailors and forcing them to serve on british ships—essentially kidnapping them. this practice was known as impressment. the combination of impressment and the long-simmering resentment over the western territories outraged many americans.
with which of the following statements would a pro-war american most likely agree?
a napoleon is right to try to conquer all of europe.
b american sailors should thank the british by serving on their warships.
c its not important for the us to trade freely with other countries.
d the british are still taking unfair advantage of americans.

Explanation:

The text mentions that the British had not given up forts as promised, blocked American ships from reaching France, and engaged in impressment (taking American sailors). A pro - war American would likely be angry about these unfair actions.

• Option A: There is no indication in the text that pro - war Americans supported Napoleon's conquest of Europe.
• Option B: The text shows that impressment (forcing American sailors to serve on British ships) was seen as a negative action (outraged many Americans), so they would not agree that sailors should thank the British.
• Option C: The US initially traded freely with both Britain and France, and the British blocking American ships was a point of contention. So, it is unlikely that pro - war Americans thought free trade was unimportant.
• Option D: The British actions (not giving up forts, impressment, blocking trade) can be seen as taking unfair advantage of Americans, which a pro - war American would likely agree with as these actions were causes of outrage.

Answer:

D. The British are still taking unfair advantage of Americans.