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3. Which one of the following best states Williams’ view of the primary reason for Britain’s abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of slaves in its colonies?

Explanation

Lines 5-9 provide Williams’ thinking about why the British abolished slavery: the colonies, with their slave labor system, were “an impediment to British economic progress.”

(A) Drescher, not Williams, emphasizes the importance of populism as an explanation for the demise of British slavery.

(B) Neither Williams, Drescher, nor Eltis emphasizes the “moral” influence of abolitionists.

(C) Eltis, not Williams, discusses production rates and consumer wants in the context of the demise of British slavery.

(E) is outside the scope of the passage. There’s no mention of the specific views of British laborers.

Answer: D

6. The information in the passage suggests that Eltis and Drescher agree that

Explanation

Lines 15-28 reveal that Drescher believes that opposition to slavery among the British was broad-based. That Eltis also believes that opposition to slavery was broad-based can be inferred from his research emphasis, which shows that the British elite moved away from supporting the slave system because the British consumer wanted to obtain more and better goods.

(B) Drescher argues that the primary motive for abolishing slavery was ideological rather than economic.

(C) Neither Drescher nor Eltis refers to the “moral vision of abolitionists” as an important cause of the demise of slavery.

(D) The author claims that Drescher has idealized “British traditions of liberty.” Drescher’s and Eltis’ views on how historians have dealt with British traditions of liberty—if they have views on this issue—are not mentioned in the passage.

(E) This view is endorsed by Drescher, but not by Eltis.

Answer: A

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Can someone explain question 3 and Question 6?
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Topic and Scope:

Eric Williams’ conclusion about why the British abolished slavery; specifically, two competing views of Williams’ conclusion about why the British abolished slavery.

Purpose and Main Idea:

The author’s purpose is to describe two competing views of Williams’ conclusion about why the British abolished slavery; his specific main idea is that Williams’ conclusion is partly accurate, despite the fact that both Seymour Drescher and David Eltis take issue with it.

Paragraph Structure:

Para 1 provides Williams’ view, which is that the British abolished slavery primarily for economic reasons.

Para 2 provides Drescher’s dissenting view, which emphasizes British populism as the primary cause for the demise of British slavery.

Finally, Para 3 provides Eltis’ view, which also emphasizes economics as the primary cause behind the end of British slavery. However, while Williams emphasizes the economic decline of Britain’s colonies as the principal motivation for doing away with slavery, Eltis emphasizes the newfound importance of free labor as the principal motivation for getting rid of slavery.

Hello guptaaditi994 after reading this passage map try this question once more and let me know which question(s) you have got wrong.

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can you provide detailed explanations for these questions?
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took too long to read and then also made mistakes.
please explain Q2, Q4, Q6.
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2. It can be inferred that Eltis cites the views of “certain notables” (line 35) in order to

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Eltis refers to the desire of certain notables to enslave unemployed laborers in order to point out that, contrary to Drescher’s belief, the British did not abolish slavery for reasons of principle. The British, in Eltis’ view, made decisions based on economic interests. Slavery was abolished when it proved to be harmful to the state’s economic interests.

(B), (C), and (E) fall outside the scope of the passage. The text deals with explanations for the demise of British slavery. It’s not about the importance of the labor force to the British economy (B); the importance of slavery as an institution in pre-industrial Great Britain (C); or the civil rights of laborers in pre-industrial Great Britain (E).

(D) Why would Eltis cite the views of notables to highlight the perspective of the working class?

Answer: A

4. According to Eltis, low wages and Draconian vagrancy laws in Britain in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were intended to

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Lines 32-35 say that low wages and Draconian vagrancy laws in pre-industrial Great Britain were intended “to ensure the industriousness of British workers” (lines 34-35). Choice (C) is an accurate paraphrase of this sentiment.

(A), (B) Low wages and Draconian vagrancy laws were certainly not intended to help laborers. Just the reverse, in fact. They were intended to benefit employers.

(D) and (E) fall outside the scope of the passage. The text doesn’t discuss either unemployment per se, (D), or economic competition between Great Britain and its colonies, (E).

The best way to handle “explicit text” questions is to go back to the passage and reread the relevant lines. Don’t answer on a hunch or vague recollection of the text.
Doing so is a recipe for losing an easy point.

Answer: C

For Question #6 click on below link

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took too long to read and then also made mistakes.
please explain Q2, Q4, Q6.
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Hi SajjadAhmad,

Can you please post the explanation for Q5?
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Hi SajjadAhmad,

Can you please post the explanation for Q5?

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5. It can be inferred that the author of the passage views Drescher’s presentation of British traditions concerning liberty as

Difficulty Level: 650

Explanation

In line 31, the author notes that Drescher’s presentation of British traditions concerning liberty is “idealized,” or romanticized. The phrase “somewhat unrealistic” reflects this characterization.

(A), (C) Accurately stated (A) and carefully researched (C) wrongly suggest that the author believes that Drescher’s presentation is right on.

(D), (E) Unnecessarily tentative (D) and superficially convincing (E), while less positive in tone than choices (A) and (C), are still not critical enough to reflect the author’s true point of view.

Answer: B

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Explanation

3. Which one of the following best states Williams’ view of the primary reason for Britain’s abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of slaves in its colonies?

Explanation

Lines 5-9 provide Williams’ thinking about why the British abolished slavery: the colonies, with their slave labor system, were “an impediment to British economic progress.”

(A) Drescher, not Williams, emphasizes the importance of populism as an explanation for the demise of British slavery.

(B) Neither Williams, Drescher, nor Eltis emphasizes the “moral” influence of abolitionists.

(C) Eltis, not Williams, discusses production rates and consumer wants in the context of the demise of British slavery.

(E) is outside the scope of the passage. There’s no mention of the specific views of British laborers.

Answer: D

6. The information in the passage suggests that Eltis and Drescher agree that

Explanation

Lines 15-28 reveal that Drescher believes that opposition to slavery among the British was broad-based. That Eltis also believes that opposition to slavery was broad-based can be inferred from his research emphasis, which shows that the British elite moved away from supporting the slave system because the British consumer wanted to obtain more and better goods.

(B) Drescher argues that the primary motive for abolishing slavery was ideological rather than economic.

(C) Neither Drescher nor Eltis refers to the “moral vision of abolitionists” as an important cause of the demise of slavery.

(D) The author claims that Drescher has idealized “British traditions of liberty.” Drescher’s and Eltis’ views on how historians have dealt with British traditions of liberty—if they have views on this issue—are not mentioned in the passage.

(E) This view is endorsed by Drescher, but not by Eltis.

Answer: A

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Can someone explain question 3 and Question 6?

In Q6, I don't understand the use of the word 'ALL' in the answer choice (A).
There is no way I can say that all the classes in Britain agreed to any position. I would understand MOST.
Could you explain how one comes to the conclusion that it's not MOST but ALL ?
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In Q6, I don't understand the use of the word 'ALL' in the answer choice (A).
There is no way I can say that all the classes in Britain agreed to any position. I would understand MOST.
Could you explain how one comes to the conclusion that it's not MOST but ALL ?

Well we don't need to count or speculate the number of classes that might exist in Britain. The lines below in the passage supports option A

Drescher has reconstructed the populist characteristics of British abolitionism, which appears to have cut across lines of class, party, and religion. Noting that between 1780 and 1830 antislavery petitions outnumbered those on any other issue, including parliamentary reform.

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Sajjad1994 IN question 6 correct answer is A but where in the passage did Eltis agreed that people of all classes supported the abolition of Slavery?
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Sajjad1994 IN question 6 correct answer is A but where in the passage did Eltis agreed that people of all classes supported the abolition of Slavery?
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Read explanation in the post in below link.

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In Q5, I am unable to eliminate option D - (Unnecessarily Tentative)

Could you please explain how to eliminate it?

I was down to option B and option D.
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In Q5, I am unable to eliminate option D - (Unnecessarily Tentative)

Could you please explain how to eliminate it?

I was down to option B and option D.
The author mildly criticizes Drescher, saying that in paragraph 2 that he doesn't explain how abolitionist policies were actually passed. Then, in paragraph 3, he/she again mildly criticizes Drescher's "idealization of British traditions of liberty." That fits nicely with (B) - the author thinks that Drescher's thoughts on liberty are "somewhat unrealistic."

"Tentative" means "hesitant" or "lacking in confidence." The author doesn't think that Drescher is "unnecessarily tentative" about the tradition of liberty -- if anything, the author takes the opposite view. He/she thinks that Drescher is way too confident that the British traditions of liberty somehow ended slavery.

Eliminate (D) for question 5.

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In Q5, I am unable to eliminate option D - (Unnecessarily Tentative)

Could you please explain how to eliminate it?

I was down to option B and option D.
The author mildly criticizes Drescher, saying that in paragraph 2 that he doesn't explain how abolitionist policies were actually passed. Then, in paragraph 3, he/she again mildly criticizes Drescher's "idealization of British traditions of liberty." That fits nicely with (B) - the author thinks that Drescher's thoughts on liberty are "somewhat unrealistic."

"Tentative" means "hesitant" or "lacking in confidence." The author doesn't think that Drescher is "unnecessarily tentative" about the tradition of liberty -- if anything, the author takes the opposite view. He/she thinks that Drescher is way too confident that the British traditions of liberty somehow ended slavery.

Eliminate (D) for question 5.

I hope that helps!

Thank you for your clear and spot-on explanation!
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18 Mins, 5/7 correct, Got 3rd and 6th wrong.
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