Which example of Native American text uses chronological order? A. “For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water.” Chief Joseph. From The North American Review Volume CXXVIII, edited by Allen Thorndike Rice, 1879. B. “I was hostile to the white man… We preferred hunting to a life of idleness on our reservations.” Chief Crazy Horse. Courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture. C. “I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds, and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes.” From Geronimo's Story of His Life by Geronimo, edited by S.M. Barrett, 1907. D. “I will follow the white man's trail. I will make him my friend, but I will not bend my back to his burdens.” Chief Many Horses. Courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Answer: The example that uses chronological order is A. “For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water.” Chief Joseph. From The North American Review Volume CXXVIII, edited by Allen Thorndike Rice, 1879.

Explanation: The information provided in a text can be organized following different patterns. One pattern of organization is chronological order, which consists in presenting events in the same order in which they took place. In other words, when using chronological order, information is organized according to a progression of time. In option A., for example, the fact that they lived quietly happened before white men found gold. Therefore, there is an event that takes place earlier in time than another event. Option A. is the correct answer because it is the only one that uses chronological order.