Which best describes how wealthy merchant families such as the Medicis influenced achievements during the Renaissance?
O By supporting art, wealthy merchant families created an environment that also promoted cultural achievements.
O By supporting the Church, wealthy merchant families created an environment that also promoted religious
achievements.
O By supporting city-states, wealthy merchant families created an environment that also promoted cultural
achievements
By supporting Italy, wealthy merchant families created an environment that also promoted national achievements.

d.prevent the spread of communism outside of eastern europe.

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the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.