Sam Clemens memories of growing up included A. reading, studying, and acting in small stage plays.

B. fishing, skipping school, and smoking corncob pipes.

C. boxing, playing hopscotch, and riding horses.

D. swimming, playing pirates, and pulling pranks.

abraham lincoln was the president of usa and he had asked the audience to make a pledge on equality.

his pledge was:

“it is my earnest desire to know the will of the providence.”

lincoln also had hatred for people who condoned and practiced slavery and so he pledged:

""and if i can learnt what it is i can do it"" this is another pledge by abraham to reassure the congregation on how to deal with the providence will.

explanation:

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europe would not recognize the confederacy as an independent nation.

d: their own individual powers within the new goverment

they wanted the u.s. to fight on the side of the central powers.