8. how did southern states react to the election of abraham lincoln in 1860? a. they called for a nationwide recount of votes. b. they were unhappy, but accepted the new president as their leader. c. they seceded and elected breckinridge as president. d. they felt they had no voice in national government.

Question 1 (1 point) five score years ago, a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. but one hundred years later, the negro still is not free. one hundred years later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. one hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. one hundred years later, the negro is still languished in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. in the first paragraph of this passage, which literary technique does mlk use? question 1 options: a. this is an example of personification because it compares segregation to being in chains. b. this is an example of hyperbole because it gives it gives human characteristics to segregation. c. this is an example of allusion because it references the language used in the emancipation proclamation, which freed slaves in 1863, 100 years before this speech was presented. d. this is an example of onomatopoeia because he uses the words seared and withering to describe the injustices experienced by african americans.

What is the focus of article 1 of the constitution? describing the powers and structure of the legislative branch defining bicameral and unicameral houses explaining the veto and override processes reviewing the executive branch of the government

Which statement below best explains the meaning of the 3rd resolution? a. residents of the colonies do not occupy a lesser status than citizens who live in england, the motherland. b. the meaning of freedom is that individuals never have to pay taxes. c. free people are capable of and should take responsibility for their own tax obligations and the purposes they serve. d. the stamp act congress, with this document, is giving permission--consent--to have taxes imposed upon them by parliament. e. americans have different ideas about rights and freedom than englishmen.