Reread the opening lines of the song. Why might a colonial victory in the Revolutionary War have seemed unlikely? Be specific. Considering the colonies were the underdogs, what might explain their victory in the Revolutionary War? Give
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The slave dred scott sued for his freedom because he was born a free man. he had lived in a free state. slavery violated the 13th amendment he had been freed by pres. lincoln.

What is the main idea of this excerpt? 1.1.3

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.