Question

historical speech: this passage is an excerpt from a speech given by president - elect abraham lincoln during his inaugural journey to washington, d.c. in 1861. lincoln was elected and the conflict between pro - and anti - slavery factions in the nation was reaching the boiling point. the civil war would break out just a month after his inauguration. on his inaugural journey, lincoln traveled by train from springfield, illinois, to take up residence in the nations capital. along the way he stopped in many cities to give public speeches. he gave this one in

1. our union is now complete, our constitution composed, established, and approved. you are now the guardians of your own liberties. we may justly address you, as the decemviri did the romans, i and way: nothing that we propose, can pass into a law without your consent. be yourselves, o americans, the authors of those laws on which your happiness depends.

1. as the decemviri did the romans in ancient rome, a decemviri was a group of ten men given a task by the government. the most famous decemviri developed the legal code of the roman republic.

selection 2: address in independence hall

by abraham lincoln

which most accurately compares the tone in selection 1 and selection 2?

a. adamss appeals to emotions, such as his warning of the future government and galling servitude (selection 1, paragraph 4), creates a passionate tone. by contrast, lincoln creates a reflective tone, for example when the repetition in i know personally (selection 2, paragraph 3).

b. adamss appeals to emotions, such as his warning of the future government and galling servitude (selection 1, paragraph 4), creates a reflective tone. by contrast, lincoln creates a passionate tone, for example, with the repetition of i know personally (selection 2, paragraph 3).

c. both adams and lincoln create a reflective tone using rhetorical devices on the idea (selection 1, paragraph 2) and what purpose can arguments of this kind address? (selection 2, paragraph 3).

d. both adams and lincoln create a passionate tone using rhetorical devices on the idea (selection 1, paragraph 2) and what purpose can arguments of this kind address? (selection 2, paragraph 3).

Explanation:

In Selection 1, paragraph 4, Adams uses emotional language like "gallingservitude" to evoke feelings. In Selection 2, paragraph 3, Lincoln creates a reflective tone by pondering the principles of governance and law - making. This shows a difference in their approaches to tone.

Answer:

C. Both Adams and Lincoln create a reflective tone using thoughtful words on the "great principle or idea it was that kept this Constitution so long together?" (Selection 1, paragraph 20) and "ponderer" (Selection 2, paragraph 3).