What is one reason why the author stated he did not want to write the first draft of the declaration of independence?
a. he had not been in congress for long.
b. he was not popular
c. he was afraid of offending the king
d. he did not believe its message

In the section the deciding pitch what is the narrators point of view on how th pitcher feels about the upcoming event

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

Which quotation best supports the authors’ claim and purpose?