What did the union hope to accomplish in the west during the civil war?
a) taking control over the mississippi river
b) waging war on open battlefields
c) invading the confederacy from the south and west
d) gaining control of border states and important rivers

In the gettysburg address, which rhetorical device does abraham lincoln employ when he says, "the world will little note,nor remember what we say here, but ic never forget what they did here"?

Select the correct answer. how did powerful families such as the medici and the sforza spread renaissance ideas? a. they provided financial support to young artists and writers. b. they educated the poor children living in their own city-states. c. they constructed schools and colleges to teach the humanities. d. they borrowed money from banks to invite foreign artists to italy. e. they promoted contemporary works over religious works.

Based on this passage, which issue facing laborers did samuel gompers want to focus on first?