Question

read the paragraph below from the section \washington and lincoln.\ abraham lincoln was friendly with jews. general ulysses s. grant ordered the removal of all jews from kentucky, tennessee and mississippi. people incorrectly thought jews were breaking laws. lincoln cancelled the order. he did not think it was fair. what is the main idea of this paragraph? a grant tried to remove jews from some states, but lincoln stopped him. b some people thought jews did not want to live in kentucky, tennessee and mississippi. c ulysses s. grant ordered jews to leave three states because lincoln asked him to. d abraham lincoln had more power than a general, because he was the president of the u.s.

Explanation:

The paragraph details Grant's order to remove Jews from certain states and Lincoln's cancellation of that order. Option A captures this main - idea. Option B is incorrect as it misrepresents the content. Option C is wrong since Lincoln did not ask Grant to issue the order. Option D is not the main focus of the paragraph.

Answer:

A. Grant tried to remove Jews from some states, but Lincoln stopped him.