In this excerpt from Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, he argues that the divided Northerners and Southerners must stay united:
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Which type of appeal does President Lincoln use in this excerpt?
The correct answer is D) The tariffs created an escalating trade war.
The other options of the question were A) The tariffs led to an overproduction of food. B) The tariffs caused risky fluctuations in the market. C) The tariffs allowed American businesses to recover.
After the stock market crashed, Congress put tariffs on imported goods. The effect of these tariffs was that the tariffs created an escalating trade war.
The Great Depression in the United States started after the US market crashed on October 29, 1929. This event produced the worst economic situation in America, affecting thousands of people that lost their jobs, many companies had to close and banks went into bankruptcy. President Hoover did not do so much to help the poor during the crises. It was President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he got to power, the one who developed the New Deal, a series of federal programs designed to help the poor US citizens.
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten Confederate states still in rebellion. It also decreed that freed slaves could be enlisted in the Union Army, thereby increasing the Union's available manpower.
Justinian I served as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565. Justinian is best remembered for his work as a legislator and codifier. During his reign, Justinian reorganized the government of the Byzantine Empire and enacted several reforms to increase accountability and reduce corruption.
