Read the excerpt from A Key into the American Language and answer the question. Boast not proud English, of thy birth & blood.
Thy brother Indian is by birth as Good.
Of one blood God made Him, and Thee & All.
As wise, as faire, as strong, as personall.
By nature wrath's his portiö, thine no more
Till Grace his soule and thine in Christ restore.
Make sure thy second birth, else thou shalt see,
Heaven ope to Indians wild, but shut to thee.
Which of the following statements best describes the central theme of the stanza in the excerpt above?
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Native Americans do not appreciate the value of money.
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The English should convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Native Americans are equal to the English in the eyes of God.
• The English have a responsibility to care for Native Americans.