Read the excerpt from “John Burns: The Unlikely Civil War Hero.”
It wasn’t long before John came upon the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry. They were moving quickly toward the battlefront when John offered his services to Major Thomas Chamberlain, the first officer he saw. Although the major eyed him doubtfully, he directed John toward his commander, Colonel Langhorne Wister. As John made his way to the man in charge, many of the privates laughed at the old man’s getup: yellow vest, brass-buttoned blue coat, and silk hat. Even though the air was thick with tension over the coming fight, the men could not take John seriously. However, the soldiers would soon learn that the man who wore the unusual outfit was someone to respect.
Which best retells the central idea of this excerpt?
John Burns wore old-fashioned clothing, but his fellow soldiers learned that he was still strongly devoted to the Union.
John Burns was not permitted to join the Union army because commanders did not understand his outfit.
John Burns was silly looking, and he was therefore unable to help the Union army at Gettysburg.
John Burns wore an old-fashioned uniform, and the other soldiers were jealous of his attire.

What caused the american civil war? there were many reasons for a civil war to happen in america, and political issues and disagreements began soon after the american revolution ended in 1782. between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the north and south grew more intense. one of the main quarrels was about taxes paid on goods brought into this country from foreign countries. this tax was called a tariff. southerners felt these tariffs were unfair and aimed toward them because they imported a wider variety of goods than most northern people. taxes were also placed on many southern goods that were shipped to foreign countries, an expense that was not always applied to northern goods of equal value. an awkward economic structure allowed states and private transportation companies to do this, which also affected southern banks that found themselves paying higher interest rates on loans made with banks in the north. the situation grew worse after several “panics,” including one in 1857 that affected more northern banks than southern. southern financiers found themselves burdened with high payments just to save northern banks that had suffered financial losses through poor investment. which sentence from the selection states a major detail that supports the main idea? a there were many reasons for a civil war to happen in america, and political issues and disagreements began soon after the american revolution ended in 1782. b taxes were also placed on many southern goods that were shipped to foreign countries, an expense that was not always applied to northern goods of equal value. c the situation grew worse after several "panics," including one in 1857 that affected more northern banks than southern. d this tax was called a tariff. e between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the north and south grew more intense.

We would like to work at the soup kitchen underline startsmore frequentlyunderline ends next year. which best identifies the degree of comparison of the underlined adjective or adverb?

Discuss the theme of outcasts in these chapters in at least two hundred words. what does it mean that the church takes in people that the clan rejects? how is nwoye an outcast? how does the clan treat the missionaries as outcasts?