To explain to foreign countries why the colonies seperated themselves from great britain
The Revolutionary War had already begun, and several major battles had already taken place. The American colonies had already cut most major ties to England, and had established their own congress, currency, army, and post office. On June 7, 1776, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Richard Henry Lee voiced a resolution that the United States should be completely free of England's influence, and that all political ties between the two countries should be dissolved. Congress agreed and began plans to publish a formal declaration of independence and appointed a committee of five members to draft the declaration.
B. Because you're giving extra information about the Confederate leader which is what contextualization is.
Society and government corrupt the individual
And like a thunderbolt he falls": It's not clear why the eagle falls in the last line. It may be because he falls from power, it may be because his life is meaningless
It means your teacher is strict and mean
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