Read the excerpt from "benin plaque: the oba with europeans.” whatever the real facts, the british, in ostensible revenge for the killing, organized a punitive expedition which raided benin city, exiled the oba and created the protectorate of southern nigeria. based on the context clues, what is the meaning of the word punitive in the passage? determined to find natural resources intended to make peace designed to inflict punishment planned by world leaders

designed to inflict punishment.

The answer is "designed to inflict punishment" because the actions that occured during the expedition were all negative for Benin City. The excerpt describes a raid on the city, the exile of the oba and the creation of a protectorate. These are all clues that the acts of the Europeans were performed as punishment. A second clue is given by the phrase "revenge for the killing," which states the reason for the acts.

The right answer is designed to inflict punishment  

Explanation: The excerpt says: "...organized a punitive expedition which raided Benin city...". Punitive means inflicting or intended as punishment.