USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In The Man Without a Country, in the naval battle with an English warship, what did Nolan do?
A
He directed a gun crew
B
He stayed in his state room
C
He tried to escape
D
He cared for the president
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Description. The Man Without a Country is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason and is consequently sentenced to spend the rest of his days at sea without so much as a word of news about the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -nounindividual forced to leave his or her native country or home.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nolan is sentenced to permanent exile aboard a series of U.S. warships, never again to hear news from or speak of his country. Decades pass. Shuttled from ocean to ocean, Nolan realizes he is a stateless person, estranged from his keepers and forgotten by his country.

Detailed explanation-4: -This story was published in 1863, and is overtly abolitionist and pro-Union in the United States Civil War. It is a persuasive writing used to influence men to sign-up as Union soldiers as well as strengthen support for the war among the citizens of Northern states.

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