Why did so many artist and scholars live in Florence , Italy during the Renaissance

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. —"the gettysburg address," abraham lincoln which quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten lincoln’s words?

How are the republican and democratic presidential candidates chosen? a. they are nominated by their state governments. b. each is nominated by his or her respective party. c. each is chosen by the governor of his or her home state. d. they are chosen by the house of representatives.

According to article 1, why did massachusetts raise their taxes on citizens, and what about the currency of the time made it difficult for citizens to pay these taxes