How could the Civil War have been avoided?
(according to this textbook)

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. obierika was a man who thought about things. when the will of the goddess had been done, he sat down in his obi and mourned his friend’s calamity. why should a man suffer so grievously for an offense he had committed inadvertently? (p. 125) based on the context clues, the best definition for the word “calamity” in the excerpt above is disaster sadness luck indifference

The 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution, ratified in 1870, deals with what issue? a. prohibition of alcohol b. voting c. declaring war d. free speech

“i now wished for the last friend,death, to relieve me.” what is equiano referring to?