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Question 38 • American Government/Civics

Why did Alexis de Tocqueville travel to the United States?

Answer
A
He wanted to learn about the democratic system.
B
He was sent by the King of France as an envoy.
C
He was sent to study American history.
D
He wanted to see how Europe had influenced it.

Explanation

Alexis de Tocqueville traveled to the United States in 1831 to study its prisons, but his observations led him to examine American democracy more broadly. He wrote about those findings in Democracy in America, analyzing how democratic institutions and social conditions worked. So the best choice is that he wanted to learn about the democratic system.

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