What is the best description of the preamble to the constitution? a. a rhetorical question about the state of affairs in the coloniesb. a declaration of war against britainc. a list of reasons why there should be no governmentd. a statement of the purposes of the constitution

Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references. the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources