Read this excerpt from the great fire. the demand for carpenters and bricklayers soared, and farmers from as far away as 150 miles came to get jobs. salaries also rose, with unskilled laborers commanding two dollars a day, while carpenters and bricklayers got anywhere from five dollars to ten dollars a day (amazing money back in 1871). which statement best reflects the theme of this paragraph? a)some people are more than others during a disaster. b) after a negative event, some people take advantage of others. c)it's possible to find positive outcomes, even after a negative event. d) some people hope disasters occur so they can benefit from them.

answer; the period of time known as the middle ages;

answer: secession

secession, as it applies to the outbreak of the american civil war, comprises the series of events that began on december 20, 1860, and extended through june 8 of the next year when eleven states in the lower and upper south severed their ties with the union. the first seven seceding states of the lower south set up a provisional government at montgomery, alabama. after hostilities began at fort sumter in charleston harbor on april 12, 1861, the border states of virginia, arkansas, tennessee, and north carolina joined the new government, which then moved its capital to richmond, virginia. the union was thus divided approximately on geographic lines. twenty-one northern and border states retained the style and title of the united states, while the eleven slave states adopted the nomenclature of the confederate states of america.

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