Question

read this sentence from passage 1.
\the opening of the west had a profound effect on national policies, international borders in north america and the eventual admission of california and oregon as states before 1860.\ (paragraph 3)
how might the author use deductive reasoning, which begins with the general and moves to the specific, to strengthen the idea that the opening of the west had widespread political effects?
a by revisiting evidence about the fact that the west was settled in the 1800s
b by comparing migration out west to migrations in the past outside of america
c by providing examples of laws affected by the settling of the west in the 1800s
d by explaining how migration out west was just one in a series of changes in america

Explanation:

To determine the answer, we analyze deductive reasoning (general to specific) and the question's focus on political effects of West opening.

• Option A: Revisiting West settlement timing is not deductive (no general - specific).
• Option B: Comparing to non - US migrations is irrelevant to US political effects.
• Option C: Providing examples of laws (specific) affected by West settling (general context) follows deductive reasoning and supports political effects.
• Option D: Explaining migration as one change is not about political effects or deductive reasoning.

Answer:

C. by providing examples of laws affected by the settling of the West in the 1800s