Read this excerpt from thomas jefferson: the apostle of americanism by gilbert chinard. "i think it is montaigne who has said that ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head," he wrote to edmund randolph. "i am sure it is true as to everything political, and shall endeavor to estrange myself to everything of that character."  since that time there have been in american politics many instances of politicians who left for a hunting party, or retired to their farms in order to avoid responsibility. which character in fever 1793 is used to contrast this perspective? colette ogilvie mattie's grandfather mr. carris andrew brown

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

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In the excerpt from the emancipation proclamation, which phrase or sentence supports the claim that president lincoln did not want the slaves to take up arms against their former masters?