SAT Question 1d79a59d: Answer & Explanation

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Leaders of the Province of Guatemala proclaimed independence for Central America from the Spanish Empire on September 15, 1821.
• The accompanying Declaration of Independence was written by Honduran scholar and politician José Cecilio del Valle.
• The 1812 Spanish Constitution had provided some degree of independence for Central America, but it was repealed by the Spanish king in 1814.
• Valle, a loyal advisor to the Spanish Empire’s administrators in Central America, had long opposed independence.
• He changed his mind after Colonel Rafael del Riego’s 1820 revolt, which demanded the return of rights lost in 1814.

Difficulty:Hard

The student wants to place the 1821 Declaration of Independence in the context of Valle’s changing political beliefs. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Colonel Riego’s revolt was the inspiration that Valle, a long-standing opponent of Central American independence, needed to change his political beliefs.

Long an opponent of Central American independence, Valle changed his mind after an 1820 revolt and wrote the 1821 declaration.

A change in Valle’s political beliefs that occurred when the Spanish king repealed the 1812 constitution led to Valle writing Central America’s Declaration of Independence.

The writing of Central America’s Declaration of Independence may not have happened were it not for Colonel Riego’s 1820 revolt.

SAT Question 1d79a59d: Rhetorical Synthesis answer and explanation

Explanation

Why the other choices are wrong