The years following the Civil War in Brazil brought many changes to

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The years following the Civil War in Brazilbrought many changes to the Southern states, prompting a large emigration of U. S. citizens-9,000 to 40,000 people—primarily from the South. In one particular case, this migration of Southerners, many from Alabama and Texas, resulted from direct invitation. Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil, in
an effort to expand his country, appealed for colonists from the U.S. South. Dom Pedro II recognized the value these Southerners could have for Brazil in the form of agricultural and educational knowledge. He advertised for citizens from all over the South and even from some of the Northern states to immigrate to Brazil.

Because they recognized an opportunity to rebuild their lives without yielding their Southern heritage to Northern "improvements" after the war, many Southerners accepted Dom Pedro's offer. After founding "Vila Americana" (American Town), one of the most important of the "American colonies" in Brazil, the Southern immigrants did not remain in isolation. They interacted with and even married local Brazilians and other new colonists.

While becoming integrated into the existing society, these colonists maintained their distinctive American culture. American industrial technology allowed the colonists to improve farming implements, such as ploughs, rakes, harrows, and hoes, for their fellow Brazilians. Housing also improved with the introduction of chimneys and gutters. The colonists' emphasis on education and industrial skills contributed to Brazil's success in business; many of the country's public transportation systems were built or run by American-founded companies. Today, Vila Americana, maintaining this original level of excellence, has the highest education and income levels per capita of any city in Brazil.    1 
 1. The primary purpose of the passage is to

A) Analyze the source of the changes in the lives of Southerners after the Civil War
B) Discuss the emigration of U.S Southerners to Brazil after the Civil War and their benefits to their new country
C) Describe how the aftermath of the Civil War changed the lives of all the citizens of the Southern U.S.
D) Demonstrate how Brazil adopted the heritage of the Southern U.S. and attracted Southerners wanting to revive the antebellum South
E) Account for the mass emigration from the United States that took place following the Civil War, particularly from Alabama and Texas

2 
 2. Which of the following does the author suggest about the importance of the emigration of Southerners to Brazil?

A) Without the Southern presence, Brazil would never have been settled.
B) The Southerners' sole purpose in immigrating was to introduce new inventions to the Brazilians.
C) If the Southerners had not emigrated, they would have gone to prison for war crimes.
D) Dom Pedro II feared the condition Brazil would be in without the presence of the Americans.
E) The Southerners' arrival had a great impact on the development of education and agriculture in Brazil.

3 
 3. According to the passage, all of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT

A) The Southerners brought their heritage and innovative ideas with them to Brazil
B) Many Southerners were looking for a new beginning after the Civil War, independent of Northern interference
C) The influence of the Southerners had a great and lasting effect on Brazil
D) The Southerners fled to Brazil to escape U.S. government policies on farming and education
E) Emperor Doin Pedro II invited Southerners and other U.S. citizens to immigrate to his developing country

4 
 4. The author states that Southerners moved to Brazil "because they recognized an opportunity to rebuild their lives without yielding their Southern heritage to Northern 'improvements' after the war" in order to.

A) Explain how fears about losing their traditional culture made Southerners prefer emigration to rebuilding their lives in the U.S.
B) Describe the process by which immigrants from Southern U.S. states replaced native Brazilian culture with their own heritage
C) Suggest Dom Pedro II's advertising campaign to tempt Southerners to uproot their lives and move to Brazil
D) Illustrate the preference native Brazilians had for the heritage of the Southern U.S. over the "improvements" Northerners might provide
E) Defend the Southerners from the accusation of a traitorous abandonment of their own country by rationalizing their decision to emigrate

5 
 5. The main purpose of Paragraph 3 is to

A) Rationalize for the reader why Dom Pedro specifically requested that Southerners migrate to his country 
B) Describe the benefits that the Southerners conferred on Brazil in various areas 
C) Explain the utility of the Southerners’ importation of American technology to Brazil’s growing agricultural economy 
D) Elucidate the colonists’ process of choosing to colonize the area of Vila Americana because of its rich agricultural history 
E) Argue that Southerners, because they isolated themselves from other inhabitants, had little impact on Brazilian education and agriculture.

minustark · Answer

1. The primary purpose of the passage is to

A) Analyze the source of the changes in the lives of Southerners after the Civil War 
B) Discuss the emigration of U.S Southerners to Brazil after the Civil War and their benefits to their new country 
C) Describe how the aftermath of the Civil War changed the lives of all the citizens of the Southern U.S.
D) Demonstrate how Brazil adopted the heritage of the Southern U.S. and attracted Southerners wanting to revive the antebellum South
E) Account for the mass emigration from the United States that took place following the Civil War, particularly from Alabama and Texas
Hint: Dom Pedro II recognized the value these Southerners could have for Brazil in the form of agricultural and educational knowledge....The colonists' emphasis on education and industrial skills contributed to Brazil's success in business; many of the country's public transportation systems were built or run by American-founded companies.

2. Which of the following does the author suggest about the importance of the emigration of Southerners to Brazil?

A) Without the Southern presence, Brazil would never have been settled.
B) The Southerners' sole purpose in immigrating was to introduce new inventions to the Brazilians.
C) If the Southerners had not emigrated, they would have gone to prison for war crimes.
D) Dom Pedro II feared the condition Brazil would be in without the presence of the Americans.
 E) The Southerners' arrival had a great impact on the development of education and agriculture in Brazil.

3. According to the passage, all of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT

A) The Southerners brought their heritage and innovative ideas with them to Brazil
B) Many Southerners were looking for a new beginning after the Civil War, independent of Northern interference
C) The influence of the Southerners had a great and lasting effect on Brazil
 D) The Southerners fled to Brazil to escape U.S. government policies on farming and education 
E) Emperor Doin Pedro II invited Southerners and other U.S. citizens to immigrate to his developing country

Because they recognized an opportunity to rebuild their lives without yielding their Southern heritage to Northern "improvements" after the war, many Southerners accepted Dom Pedro's offer. No govt policies are discusssed.

4. The author states that Southerners moved to Brazil "because they recognized an opportunity to rebuild their lives without yielding their Southern heritage to Northern 'improvements' after the war" in order to.

A) Explain how fears about losing their tradi¬tional culture made Southerners prefer emigration to rebuilding their lives in the U.S. 
B) Describe the process by which immigrants from Southern U.S. states replaced native Brazilian culture with their own heritage
C) Suggest Dom Pedro II's advertising campaign to tempt Southerners to uproot their lives and move to Brazil
D) Illustrate the preference native Brazilians had for the heritage of the Southern U.S. over the "improvements" Northerners might provide
E) Defend the Southerners from the accusation of a traitorous abandonment of their own country by rationalizing their decision to emigrate

5. The main purpose of Paragraph 3 is to

A) Rationalize for the reader why Dom Pedro specifically requested that Southerners migrate to his country
 B) Describe the benefits that the Southerners conferred on Brazil in various areas 
C) Explain the utility of the Southerners’ importation of American technology to Brazil’s growing agricultural economy
D) Elucidate the colonists’ process of choosing to colonize the area of Vila Americana because of its rich agricultural history
E) Argue that Southerners, because they isolated themselves from other inhabitants, had little impact on Brazilian education and agriculture.

American industrial technology allowed the colonists to improve farming implement..Housing also improved with the introduction of chimneys and gutters. ....The colonists' emphasis on education and industrial skills contributed to Brazil's success in business; many of the country's public transportation systems were built or run by American-founded companies.

KhulanE · Answer

1. B
2. E
3. D
4. A
5. B

1. The primary purpose of the passage is to 
Primary purpose of the passage is to elaborate how citizens of U.S.South settled in Brazil and to mention their success in Brazil.

A) Analyze the source of the changes in the lives of Southerners after the Civil War
 B) Discuss the emigration of U.S Southerners to Brazil after the Civil War and their benefits to their new country 
C) Describe how the aftermath of the Civil War changed the lives of all the citizens of the Southern U.S.
D) Demonstrate how Brazil adopted the heritage of the Southern U.S. and attracted Southerners wanting to revive the antebellum South
E) Account for the mass emigration from the United States that took place following the Civil War, particularly from Alabama and Texas

2. Which of the following does the author suggest about the importance of the emigration of Southerners to Brazil? 
in the first passage, it says that Dom Pedro believed that if U.S citizens come to Brazil, they could bring agricultural and educational knowledge to Brazil. and he was right. The last paragraph specifies how immigrants from U.S settled in Brazil successfully, especially on education and industrial sector in Brazil.

A) Without the Southern presence, Brazil would never have been settled.
B) The Southerners' sole purpose in immigrating was to introduce new inventions to the Brazilians.
C) If the Southerners had not emigrated, they would have gone to prison for war crimes.
D) Dom Pedro II feared the condition Brazil would be in without the presence of the Americans.
 E) The Southerners' arrival had a great impact on the development of education and agriculture in Brazil.

3. According to the passage, all of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT

A) The Southerners brought their heritage and innovative ideas with them to Brazil - In the second paragraph, it said that Southerners came to Brazil, because they could rebuild their lives with their heritage. Moreover, in the last paragraph, southerners used their innovative ideas for their settling in Brazil.
B) Many Southerners were looking for a new beginning after the Civil War, independent of Northern interference - Southerners moved to Brazil, because they recognized the opportunity to rebuild their lives.
C) The influence of the Southerners had a great and lasting effect on Brazil - The last sentence of the passage mentions that immigrants from U.S to Brazil are still maintaining their success.
 D) The Southerners fled to Brazil to escape U.S. government policies on farming and education - not mentioned in the passage  
E) Emperor Doin Pedro II invited Southerners and other U.S. citizens to immigrate to his developing country - U.S citizens, especially southerners, received invitation from Emperor Dion Pedro to settle in Brazil.

4. The author states that Southerners moved to Brazil "because they recognized an opportunity to rebuild their lives without yielding their Southern heritage to Northern 'improvements' after the war" in order to. 
Many Southerners decided to move to Brazil, because they could start their lives with their heritage in Brazil. If they could not bring their heritage, they would not come to Brazil.

A) Explain how fears about losing their tradi¬tional culture made Southerners prefer emigration to rebuilding their lives in the U.S. 
B) Describe the process by which immi¬grants from Southern U.S. states replaced native Brazilian culture with their own heritage
C) Suggest Dom Pedro II's advertising cam¬paign to tempt Southerners to uproot their lives and move to Brazil
D) Illustrate the preference native Brazilians had for the heritage of the Southern U.S. over the "improvements" Northerners might provide
E) Defend the Southerners from the accusa¬tion of a traitorous abandonment of their own country by rationalizing their deci¬sion to emigrate

5. The main purpose of Paragraph 3 is to 
Para 1: Emperor of Brazil invited Americans to live in Brazil, because he recognizes the value of their settlement in agriculture and education.
Para 2: U.S citizens' immigration to Brazil
Para 3: How Americans actually brought value to education and industry in any city in Brazil

A) Rationalize for the reader why Dom Pedro specifically requested that Southerners migrate to his country
 B) Describe the benefits that the Southerners conferred on Brazil in various areas 
C) Explain the utility of the Southerners’ importation of American technology to Brazil’s growing agricultural economy
D) Elucidate the colonists’ process of choosing to colonize the area of Vila Americana because of its rich agricultural history
E) Argue that Southerners, because they isolated themselves from other inhabitants, had little impact on Brazilian education and agriculture.

Sakshikothari · Answer

1) C because in first para second line it has been mentioned that how civil war changed their life.

2) A because Brazilian have sensed that Americans can change their life.

3) D because in whole passage nothing is mentioned about US government.

4) C because Dom had sensed the power of Americans and to attract them he had started a campaign and also the rest four options doesn’t match with the given information.

5) B because in last para all improvements which Americans did to Brazil is mentioned.

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SiffyB · Answer

1. The primary purpose of the passage is to

A) Analyze the source of the changes in the lives of Southerners after the Civil War
  B) Discuss the emigration of U.S Southerners to Brazil after the Civil War and their benefits to their new country
  C) Describe how the aftermath of the Civil War changed the lives of all the citizens of the Southern U.S.
D) Demonstrate how Brazil adopted the heritage of the Southern U.S. and attracted Southerners wanting to revive the antebellum South
E) Account for the mass emigration from the United States that took place following the Civil War, particularly from Alabama and Texas

To answer any primary purpose question, we need to understand the role of all the paragraphs in the passage. This passage consists of three paragraphs. The first The first and second paragraphs talk about the emigration of Southerners from the US to Brazil while the last paragraph talks about how they benefited the economy of Brazil, Only option (B) discusses all these points in its entirety.

2. Which of the following does the author suggest about the importance of the emigration of Southerners to Brazil?
 
A) Without the Southern presence, Brazil would never have been settled.
B) The Southerners' sole purpose in immigrating was to introduce new inventions to the Brazilians.
C) If the Southerners had not emigrated, they would have gone to prison for war crimes.
D) Dom Pedro II feared the condition Brazil would be in without the presence of the Americans.
  E) The Southerners' arrival had a great impact on the development of education and agriculture in Brazil.

This is very clearly presented in the last 2-3 sentences of the third paragraph. The author states that - "American industrial technology allowed the colonists to improve farming implements, such as ploughs, rakes, harrows, and hoes, for their fellow Brazilians" - which means that development of agriculture happened due to the the colonists (Southerners). Also, "The colonists' emphasis on education" and "Vila Americana has the highest education" suggest that education system too was greatly impacted by the southerners. Thus, Option (E) fits the bill. All the other options are either out of scope or not stated in the passage.

3. According to the passage, all of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT
 
A) The Southerners brought their heritage and innovative ideas with them to Brazil
B) Many Southerners were looking for a new beginning after the Civil War, independent of Northern interference
C) The influence of the Southerners had a great and lasting effect on Brazil
  D) The Southerners fled to Brazil to escape U.S. government policies on farming and education 
 E) Emperor Doin Pedro II invited Southerners and other U.S. citizens to immigrate to his developing country

The passage talks about Southerners bringing their heritage and ideas to Brazil, so option (A) is out. 
According to the second passage, the Southerners wanted to "rebuild their lives without yielding their Southern heritage to Northern "improvements" after the war. This means that they wanted to be independent of Northern interference. Thus, option (B) is out.
As stated in the last paragraph, the Vile Americana has maintained its original level of excellence, thus, Southerners had a lasting impact on Brazil. Option (C) is out. 
The first paragraph talks about The Emperor inviting the Southerners because he understood the value they could have on Brazil's economy and development. Thus option (E) is out. 
(D) is out winner!

4. The author states that Southerners moved to Brazil "because they recognized an opportunity to rebuild their lives without yielding their Southern heritage to Northern 'improvements' after the war" in order to.
 
  A) Explain how fears about losing their traditioal culture made Southerners prefer emigration to rebuilding their lives in the U.S. 
 B) Describe the process by which immigrants from Southern U.S. states replaced native Brazilian culture with their own heritage -  the Southerners did not replace the Brazilian culture with their own.  
C) Suggest Dom Pedro II's advertising campaign to tempt Southerners to uproot their lives and move to Brazil  Not the correct option. 
D) Illustrate the preference native Brazilians had for the heritage of the Southern U.S. over the "improvements" Northerners might provide -  No such preference has been stated. 
E) Defend the Southerners from the accusation of a traitorous abandonment of their own country by rationalizing their decision to emigrate -  The author does not defend the Southerners but merely states their position.

5. The main purpose of Paragraph 3 is to
 
A) Rationalize for the reader why Dom Pedro specifically requested that Southerners migrate to his country -  Out of scope 
  B) Describe the benefits that the Southerners conferred on Brazil in various areas 
 C) Explain the utility of the Southerners’ importation of American technology to Brazil’s growing agricultural economy -  limited scope. Does not talk about education and industrial skills as stated in paragraph 3. 
D) Elucidate the colonists’ process of choosing to colonize the area of Vila Americana because of its rich agricultural history -  paragraph does not talk about the process employed by Southerners to choose the area. 
E) Argue that Southerners, because they isolated themselves from other inhabitants, had little impact on Brazilian education and agriculture. -  as stated in the second paragraph, the Southerners did not isolate themselves from the Brazilian population, rather interacted with and even married local Brazilians and other new colonists. Wrong choice.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

OAs of this RC are posted now, If anyone has any question kindly let me know.

1. B
2. E
3. D
4. A
5. B

Explanation by  abcdddddd  is on top here,  Enkhhulan  you did good work but still there is room for improvement.  minustark  please elaborate your answers with reasoning it is not helpful otherwise.

Thanks and regards

Sajjad1994 · Answer

1. 600
2. 500
3. 600
4. 650
5. 600

Overall : 600 (Medium)

jigar16496 · Answer

Dear expert explain question 4 please

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Explanation

4. The author states that Southerners moved to Brazil "because they recognized an opportunity to rebuild their lives without yielding their Southern heritage to Northern 'improvements' after the war" in order to.

Difficulty Level:   650-700

Explanation

The passage mentions that after the Civil War in Brazil, there were significant changes in the Southern states, which led to a large emigration of U.S. citizens, primarily from the South. Many Southerners accepted Emperor Dom Pedro II's invitation to move to Brazil because they saw it as an opportunity to rebuild their lives without yielding their Southern heritage to Northern "improvements" after the war.

The passage states that these Southerners recognized the chance to preserve their culture and way of life by emigrating to Brazil. They perceived that their traditional Southern heritage might be threatened or overshadowed by the changes occurring in the United States. Therefore, they chose to seek a fresh start in Brazil where they could maintain their cultural identity and rebuild their lives according to their own values and traditions.

By explaining that the Southerners' decision to move to Brazil was driven by their desire to protect and preserve their Southern heritage, the passage addresses their fears about losing their traditional culture. They viewed emigration as a way to escape the potential erosion of their identity and values that they believed might occur in the post-war United States.

Therefore, the correct answer is (A) Explain how fears about losing their traditional culture made Southerners prefer emigration to rebuilding their lives in the U.S.

Answer: A

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