Question 1: <span>The war has outlasted some of the original causes of the war.
Lincoln states the Southern aggression was due to slavery and the want for expansion. At the end, he states the war is lasting longer than the original issue.
Question 2: </span><span>to explain that his attention and energy is still focused on the war
Lincoln expresses he doesn't know what will come next, but will continue to update people and the war and finish the efforts he began.
Question 3: </span><span>Lincoln vows to care for those injured by the war.
Lincoln wants peace and does not plan to punish the South for their participation in the war.
Question 4: </span><span>rhetorical devices
Rhetoric brings in emotion to a piece of writing. It is often used in speeches.
Question 5: Not sure on this one...sorry. </span>
Answer
The government was unable to provide for national defense and economic policy
Explanation
Articles of confederation was an agreement among the 13 states of the united states of America which served as the first constitution. It served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of US after it declared independence from Great Britain.
Shays Rebellion showed the weakness of the articles of the confederation.The rebellion was fighting against high taxes and also attempted to seize the arms which were stock piled at the spring field armory The government was unable to provide for national defense and economic policy it gave the most powers to the states and the central government consisted only of the legislature.
C. Historical arguments are formed to answer historical questions
The federal government wasn't allowed to collect taxes, resulting in them not being able to pay off national debt. They couldn't set a national monetary system or create a national court system. There was no national military, so each state basically functioned as it's own little country.
