Read the passage carefully. The United States, with all their vast territory, are filling
up; and even now we hear of tens of thousands of
emigrants leaving the United States in order to take up
the fresh and rich lands of our colony in Canada. It seems
to me not at all an impossible assumption that before the
end of this present century we may find our fellow
subjects beyond the seas as numerous as we are at home.
I want you to look forward. I want you to consider the
infinite importance of this not only to yourselves but to
your descendants. Now is the time when you can exert
influence. Do you wish that if these ten millions become
forty millions they shall still be closely, intimately,
affectionately united to you, or do you contemplate the
possibility of their being separated, going off each in his
own direction, under a separate flag? Think what it
means to your power and influence as a country, think
what it means to your position among the nations of the
Which statement best summarizes Chamberlain's call
to action in the passage?
O The British people should support the British
Empire to maintain political influence and a strong
economy
O British representatives should pass laws that
prevent emigration.
The British people must support decolonization
immediately
O British representatives should look to the future and
consider their descendants in their decisions,