17. why did lincoln need a military victory before he could announce the emancipation of slaves in southern states? a. the north didn't have a single victory up until this point. b. the south might accept emancipation if it looked like the north could win the war. c. union soldiers wouldn't support emancipation if they didn't have a winning record. d. he didn't want the emancipation proclamation to look like an act of desperation.

How did richelieu intend to strengthen the monarchy of france

“well,” he says, “there’s excuse for picks and letting-on, in a case like this; if it warn’t so, i wouldn’t approve of it, nor i wouldn’t stand by and see the rules broke—because right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better. it might answer for you to dig jim out with a pick, without any letting-on, because you don’t know no better; but it wouldn’t for me, because i do know better.” the meaning in this excerpt is

Why did the crew of the zong ship throw some captive africans overboard? a. there was not enough space in the ship. b. the captives’ deaths were covered by insurance. c. the ship did not have adequate food. d. the ship did not have sufficient crew to care for the sick captives. e. the african captives rebelled against the crew.