(20 points) what is the main point of the second paragraph of the "give me liberty" excerpt? but their spirits rose when they entered chesapeake bay. landing parties were delighted with the "fair meddowes full of flowers of divers kinds and colors," the "goodly tall trees," and the streams of fresh water. it was a smiling country which seemed to bid them welcome. but when they entered the mouth of a broad river, which they called the james in honor of their king, and made their way up into the country, new doubts must have assailed them. they knew that savages lived in the dense forests which lined both banks; might not strange wild beasts live there also? might there not be fatal diseases unknown in europe? despite a cheerful landing, worries were high. spirits were high upon landing. the settlers chose to honor their king. the land had much to offer the settlers.

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Question: What is the main point of the second paragraph of the "Give Me Liberty" excerpt?

Despite a cheerful landing, worries were high!

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the correct answer is Despite a cheerful landing, worries were high.

Explanation: After telling about the joyous landing the author says: "...They knew that savages lived in the dense forests which lined both banks; might not strange wild beasts live there also? Might there not be fatal diseases unknown in Europe? ..." meaning there might be some concerns about the unkown lands.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)