Q2

[melmoththewanderer88]

I was momentarily stuck here between A and E, as both are mentioned in the second paragraph of the passage.

What clues you on why A is not the basis of the Mashpee lawsuit's objection?

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

Good question... It's really important to focus on the question on this one. Finding information in the passage that you know is true won't be enough.

We need to find why the Mashpee's decided to sue in court. Were the Mashpee's upset about the influx of non-Mashpee's or were they upset that they had lost their land? What were they suing for?The Mashpee's claimed that their lands had been illegally taken away from them (lines 26-29). This helps us recognize that while (A) is true, it is not the answer to the question. Answer choice (E) is the basis of the objection for the Mashpee lawsuit.

Incorrect Answers
(A) is true, but not the basis of the objection for the Mashpee lawsuit.
(B) is unsupported. The statute forbidding land transfers from any tribe of Native Americans without federal approval was not repealed.
(C) is contradicted. The Mashpee people continued their control over land immediately after incorporating as a town. It was instead the later influx of non-Mashpee's that led to losing control of the town.
(D) is unsupported. The Mashpee's did not have a deed to the land after the town sold the land to non-Mashpee's.