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westward expansion
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excerpt from \i will fight no more forever,\ by chief joseph
i am tired of fighting. our chiefs are killed. . . . the old men are all dead. . . . it is cold and we have no blankets. the little children are freezing to death. my people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death. i want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them i can find. maybe i shall find them among the dead. hear me, my chiefs. i am tired; my heart is sick and sad. from where the sun now stands i will fight no more forever.
in 1877, chief joseph spoke about his surrender to the u.s. army. chief joseph mentioned reasons for surrendering, but one reason in particular seems to stand out. which one of these reasons did chief joseph emphasize the most?
a. i am tired of fighting. our chiefs are killed. . . . the old men are all dead.
b. it is cold and we have no blankets.
c. my people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death.
d. i want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them i can find. maybe i shall find them among the dead.
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Explanation:

Chief Joseph repeats his desire to search for his children and confront their possible deaths, and closes the excerpt with the exhausted declaration "I will fight no more forever" tied to this personal, grief-driven wish, making this the emphasized reason.

Answer:

D. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead.