In the mid-nineteenth century, some abolitionist newspapers____westward migration in the United States; by printing a letter that described the easy fortunes and high salaries miners could make in California during the Gold Rush, Frederick Douglass’s newspaper North Star was one such publication that inspired readers to relocate.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

The details and facts help to draw the main idea of the passage.

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice A is the correct answer. "Stimulated" means "encouraged interest or increased activity in." Because they newspapers discussed the benefits of westward migration and "inspired readers to relocate," we can infer that they encouraged people to move west.

stimulated

Choice B is incorrect. "Assigned" means "gave a job or duty." Newspapers do not have the power to assign people to movewest, although they can encourage it.

assigned

Choice C is incorrect. "Opposed" means "disapproved of." We can tell that this isn’t the case because the newspapers discussed "the easy fortunes and high salaries miners could make in California" and "inspired readers to relocate."

opposed

Choice D is incorrect."Disregarded" means "ignored." If the newspapers are writing about the west and"inspir[ing] readers to relocate," they can’t be ignoring it at the same time.

disregarded

Correct sentence

The choice that logically completes the text - Stimulated

Option

A

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?