Which factor made it most difficult for soldiers to cross the area between the trenches?
a. the land was too wide to be crossed.
b. the land was not claimed by either side, so access to it was impossible.
c. the land was defended by civilians who prohibited fighting.
d. the land was mined territory and was subject to artillery, shelling, and gunfire.

What was the national government’s biggest concern if facing a war, under the articles of confederation? the national government had no national military. the country had grown too large to defend with a small army. the states would not back the federal government. there was no way the states would pay for fighting a war.

Why would southern delegates to the constitutional convention have opposed the three-fifths compromise? a) they feared that the president would eventually become "king" in the united states. b) they believed it would be insufficient in protecting the united states from invasion. c) they opposed the creation of a congress that would give states an equal number of senators. d) they wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed of congressional representation.

Why did the government choose these locations