Help!! Which evidence from the text supports the idea that the ERA came very close to ratification?

In 1983, fifty-six cosponsors in the Senate reintroduced it.
Thirty-five states approved it before the 1979 deadline.
A seven-year time limit had to be paced on the bill's ratification.
The amendment was reintroduced in Congress on July 14, 1982.

Thirty-five states approved it before the 1979 deadline.

Explanation:

The evidence from the text supports the idea that the ERA came very close to ratification is that thirty-five states approved it before the 1979 deadline.

This is because, according to the excerpt, the ERA( Equal Rights Amendment) was ratified by thirty-five states in the next ten years which was just three more states short of making it valid and for it to become a law.

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)

(i can't select because there is no options but, i will answer) using evidence effectively. most of the assignments you will do in university will ask you to make an argument, to take a stance, or to prove a hypothesis. the best way to do this is to research the topic, develop a thesis statement, hypothesis, or claim and then use evidence to support this claim.