Which sentence best explains Lincoln’s wartime decisions?We should remember too that, with events controlling him, Lincoln had to do things as president that he was not equipped to do, either by experience or temperament. He also excelled in understanding the larger political dimensions of the war, in riding the flow of events and changing Northern public opinion with a consummate3 sense of timingHe rose to prominence as a politician who was antislavery but also anti-abolitionistBut it was a position predicated on Lincoln’s belief that the maintenance of the Union was the key to all other political goods.
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We should remember too that, with events controlling him, Lincoln had to do things as president that he was not equipped to do, either by experience or temperament.
Which sentence best explains Lincoln’s wartime decisions?
He rose to prominence as a politician who was antislavery but also anti-abolitionist.But it was a position predicated on Lincoln’s belief that the maintenance of the Union was the key to all other political goods.
That explanation best explains Lincoln's wartime decisions.
Which sentence best explains Lincoln’s wartime decisions?
1He rose to prominence as a politician who was antislavery but also anti-abolitionist
2But it was a position predicated on Lincoln’s belief that the maintenance of the Union was the key to all other political goods.
The second sentence, "But it was a position predicated on Lincoln’s belief that the maintenance of the Union was the key to all other political goods," best explains Lincoln's wartime decisions.
What can the reader infer about the importance the discovery of the shipwrecks has to archaeologists?
1.
The artifacts from the shipwrecks clarify the motives Spain had for its competition with France for land in Florida.
2.The discovery of the shipwrecks represents the only evidence of Spain’s several attempts to establish a permanent residence in Florida.
The reader can infer that the discovery of the shipwrecks represents the only evidence of Spain's several attempts to establish a permanent residence in Florida is important to archaeologists.
Which research question most likely contributed to the author’s development of the second paragraph (sentences 4–7)?
A.
How much wind energy does the United States use?
B.Who is responsible for regulating wind farms in the United States?
B. Who is responsible for regulating wind farms in the United States?
In the old days, when dresses were decorated with beautiful designs and worked with exquisite embroidery, ladies rather took a pride in bringing out the garment, wearing it many times, and handing it down to their daughters.
Why does the author most likely include the underlined sentence in the text?
A.
He includes it as reasoning to connect a piece of evidence to his thesis statement.
B.
He includes it as evidence that older English clothes were superior to current American fashions.