Why did lincoln need a military victory before he could announce the emancipation of slaves in southern states?
a. the south might accept emancipation if it looked like the north could win the war.
b. the north didn't have a single victory up until this point.
c. union soldiers wouldn't support emancipation if they didn't have a winning record.
d. he didn't want the emancipation proclamation to look like an act of desperation.

The national women's suffrage association was formed in 1869 to obtain rights for women.

Me ! which of the following statements describes how the punic wars contributed to the development of the roman empire? a)they allowed the romans to focus more on expanding into the western mediterranean. b)they resulted in the overthrow of the roman republic and establishment of the empire. c)they marked the end of roman expansion in the mediterranean region. d) they forced the romans to reorganize their government with an emperor as ruler.

What are two effects of the lack of representation of the third estate in the estates-general? two answers