A historian is analyzing different interpretations about what led many American Indian groups to align with the British during the American
Revolution. One writer argues that the American Indians simply believed that
the British were more likely to win the war, so they sided with the stronger
country. Another writer claims that American Indians believed the British were
more likely than American colonists to limit settlement in American Indian
territory. How can the historian best determine which of these interpretations
is stronger?
A. Synthesizing the two interpretations into an argument with two
theses
B. Determining which of the writers was most directly affected by the
American Revolution
C. Determining which writer's interpretation was published more
recently
D. Comparing the contextual factors that could have influenced each
writer's viewpoint