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TSI Reading: Drawing Conclusions about Jefferson Davis' Life 2 Views


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From this passage, it seems safe to conclude that Jefferson Davis's life

(A)ended prematurely
(B)was dedicated to becoming president of the Confederacy
(C)improved drastically when he became president of the Confederacy
(D)was easier during his time as senator


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All right reading from briggs Anyone for you let's Just

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go right to the question ish like thing here From

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this passage it seems safe to conclude that jefferson davis

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life was what Well jefferson davis was an unusual man

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during along frequently tragic life His favorite job corners wife

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farina was serving in the u s senator from mississippi

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from yet he had a date in again dates Ignore

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those as you go through their first time during these

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relatively peaceful days davis made his reputation as outspoken eloquent

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advocate of slavery and state's rights building up the resume

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that later helped make him president the confederacy the role

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that has defined his place in history All right well

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let's go back here well doesn't seem like his life

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ended prematurely didn't say anything about that dedicated become president

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of confederacy interesting well let's see got a key off

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His wife of arenas notes here that his happiest time

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was serving as a senator during peace peaceful times if

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that's when he was happy as well then it's fair

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to assume that it was an easier job than being

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president of the confederacy during times of war particularly the

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when they lost So yeah the answer is d was

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easier during his time is senator that's it We're smoked

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