NO LINKS ASAP EXAMS Which excerpt from President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address best reflects the Union goal of preventing the United States from breaking apart? O A. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. O B. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. C. We can not hallow... this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it. D. Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty SUBMIT​

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the california missions began in the late 18th century as an effort to convert native americans to catholicism and expand european territory. there were 21 missions in all, lasting from 1769 until about 1833.   the missions were built by the spanish starting in 1769 in order to “colonize” the territory of alta california. so the missions were important because they were the means of settling california. it also wanted to keep other european countries out of alta california. building settlements along the coast would them meet these goals. missionaries wanted to convert the indians to the roman catholic faith. california indians did much of the work to build missions.