Because <span>Bierce lived during the Civil War time period, her writing about the Civil War can be considered authentic.</span>
Black american were given the right to vote on Feb 3, 1870
The correct answer is - The emperor.
In the Byzantine Empire, the emperor was a monarch that had a complete authority, for both the empire's affairs and the religious affairs. So the emperor of the Byzantine Empire had the final word in everything, and apart from being the head of the empire, he was the head of the church as well and dictated the religious activities and politics in the empire, unlike in the west were the pope was in charge of the church activities and politics.
I think you mean the battle of Trenton!
The battle of Trenton took place on Christmas of 1776 (25thDecember). George Washington was the leader on the American side together with Nathanael Greene. The American side won the battle and the British (who hired Hessian soldiers) lost!