This is an excerpt from the website the Americas by high school student Allie Dubecky:
European colonization was the worst thing to ever happen
to indigenous populations in the Americas. But indigenous
people should have known better than to trust European
explorers. If they had put up more of a fight, perhaps the
European explorers would have decided not to create
colonies in the Americas.
Which statement about the credibility of this source is most accurate?
A. The source is not credible because it does not contain the dates
of the events.
B. The source is not credible because it contains more opinions than
facts.
C. The source is credible because it contains more facts than
opinions.
D. The source is credible because the author is an expert on
indigenous people.

Read the excerpt from jefferson’s inaugural address. “with all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? still one thing more, fellow citizens—a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.” which identifies a presidential action taken by jefferson that reflects his attempt to realize the goals expressed in the excerpt? a. changing the tax system to reduce the size of government b. purchasing the louisiana territory from france c. creating a national prison system to incarcerate criminals d. improving social programs to feed the poor