The U.S. Declaration of Independence states that "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government" (emphasis added).
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suffered losses so heavy that he could no longer mount an effective defense
Explanation:
Battle of Gettysburg is part of the many battles between the Confederates (Army of Northern Virginia) and the Union (Army of Potomac) during the American Civil War, which occurred between July 1 - 3 in 1863. In this battle, General Robert E. Lee suffered losses so heavy ( with total casualties estimated to be in the region of 23,000 - 28,000) that he could no longer mount an effective defense. He later asked to be replaced by the Confederates president Jefferson Davis.
He thought he was in India
Answer:
Option: d. the secretary of the interior, who received money in exchange for leasing government oil reserves to private companies.
Explanation:
The Teapot Dome scandal appeared in America in the 1920s when Albert Fall, Secretary of the Interior, was accused of taking bribes from fuel companies ( Harry F. Sinclair. and Edward L. Doheny) in exchange for permissions to drill on federal land for oil. The scandal shocked the American people because it exposed corruption and greed present in the government.
