Question

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Answer 1

Read Abraham Lincoln's Letter to fellow Republican James T. Hale. In this letter, President Lincoln suggests a compromise with the South’s demands to keep the Union from falling apart.

Confidential. Hon. J. T. Hale Springfield, Ill. Jan'y. 11th 1861.

My dear Sir—Yours of the 6th is received. I answer it only because I fear you would misconstrue my silence. What is our present condition? We have just carried an election on principles fairly stated to the people. Now we are told in advance, the government shall be broken up, unless we surrender to those we have beaten, before we take the offices. In this they are either attempting to play upon us, or they are in dead earnest. Either way, if we surrender, it is the end of us, and of the government. They will repeat the experiment upon us ad libitum. A year will not pass, till we shall have to take Cuba as a condition upon which they will stay in the Union. They now have the Constitution, under which we have lived over seventy years, and acts of Congress of their own framing, with no prospect of their being changed; and they can never have a more shallow pretext for breaking up the government, or extorting a compromise, than now. There is, in my judgment, but one compromise which would really settle the slavery question, and that would be a prohibition against acquiring any more territory. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN.

Which words best describe Abraham Lincoln's tone in the letter?

nervous and insecure
bold but concerned
optimistic but timid
resigned and dejected

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Well if we had to use the power of elimination with this one, then we would have a better understanding of how to narrow the options down to the correct answer.
If there was one that I had to eliminate, it would be A.
Why?
Because firstly, Abraham Lincoln was never a man of nervousness and insecurity. If so, he would never have been the profound footprint to the way this country had been ran under his influence.
Secondly, read the tone of this letter. Examine it thoroughly/
He's calm, he's stating what must be stated, and he's not saying stuff like "Ooh I don't know what to do...I mean I'm silent because I just don't know what you think of me..."
and blah blah on it goes.
So, with that one out. What is another option that we could eliminate? @habbababba1

Answer 4

would it be bold and concerned?

Answer 5

Yes I think it would be :)