While preparing a presentation on colonial Jamaican history, a student takes the following… — SAT

While preparing a presentation on colonial Jamaican history, a student takes the following notes:
* Maroons were communities of formerly enslaved Africans who fled plantations to establish independent settlements in the mountainous interior of Jamaica.
* Following decades of conflict, the British colonial government signed a peace treaty in 1739 with Cudjoe, leader of the Leeward Maroons.
* The treaty officially recognized Maroon autonomy, granting them land ownership and political self-governance.
* The agreement also required the Maroons to capture and return future runaway slaves to the British authorities.
* Additionally, the treaty obligated the Maroons to assist the British military in putting down future slave uprisings.

The student wants to support the claim that the 1739 treaty compromised the Maroons' alignment with other enslaved people in Jamaica despite securing their own independence. Which choice most effectively uses information from the given notes to accomplish this goal?

A
Maroons established independent communities in Jamaica's mountainous interior, leading the British colonial government to sign a peace treaty with leader Cudjoe in 1739 after decades of conflict.
B
The 1739 treaty between the British and Cudjoe's Maroons compromised Maroon solidarity with other enslaved populations by fueling long-term division and resentment on plantations throughout Jamaica.
While the 1739 treaty secured Maroon independence by granting them land and self-governance, it compromised their alignment with other enslaved people by requiring them to return future runaways and help suppress uprisings.Cevap
D
Although Cudjoe's Maroons agreed to help the British capture future runaway slaves, the treaty did not successfully secure Maroon independence or grant them land ownership.

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While the 1739 treaty secured Maroon independence by granting them land and self-governance, it compromised their alignment with other enslaved people by requiring them to return future runaways and help suppress uprisings.

The correct option uses the facts in the notes to support the specific claim that the 1739 treaty compromised the Maroons' alignment with other enslaved people despite securing their own independence. It correctly mentions that the treaty secured their independence (through land ownership and self-governance) but compromised their alignment with others (by requiring them to return runaway slaves and help suppress uprisings).

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Analyze the prompt to identify the specific writing goal.

The goal is to support the claim that the 1739 treaty compromised the Maroons' alignment with other enslaved people in Jamaica, despite securing their own independence.

Understanding the precise claim to be supported is necessary to evaluate the options.

Evaluate the bulleted notes to identify which facts support the different parts of the claim.

The notes state that the treaty secured Maroon independence (granting autonomy, land ownership, and self-governance) but compromised alignment with other enslaved people (requiring them to return future runaways and assist the British in putting down uprisings).

This step ensures that all parts of the target claim are grounded in the provided notes.

Evaluate each choice against the identified facts and the writing goal.

The correct choice must synthesize both the securing of independence and the compromise of alignment with other enslaved people using only the facts in the notes, without external speculation.

This step eliminates choices that fail to address the goal, contain inaccuracies, or rely on unsupported speculation.

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Using provided notes to synthesize information and support a specific rhetorical claim.

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