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Question 16 • 110 CCHS US Studies

Read this sentence from a summary about some Americans’ reactions to immigration in the late 1800s.Everyone who held nativist views was a cruel person.Why would this sentence be inappropriate in an objective historical summary?

Answer
A
It is off topic.
B
It is too detailed.
C
It expresses an opinion.
D
It expresses emotion.

Explanation

Calling everyone with nativist views “a cruel person” is a judgment about their character, not a neutral historical fact. An objective summary should describe their views or actions without expressing an opinion about them, so “It expresses an opinion” is correct.

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