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Which of the following makes this speech a seminal text? select all that apply.

Ait ended the civil war.
Bit changed the way the public and political leaders discussed slavery.
Cit helped lincoln gain national respect and became part of his successful presidential campaign.
Dit affected the famous debates over slavery that lincoln had with stephen douglas.

Verified Answer :

A, B, C, and D

A seminal text is one that strongly influences later developments, so all of them fit that description.

SEMINAL is an adjective used to describe experiences, events, books, texts, etc that exert a sort of influence on a particular field. In this case, we are talking about important events such as the Civil War, slavery, a presidential campaign, as well as of a relevant debate about slavery. Hence, the correct option is A, B, C, and D since all of the given items are instances of seminal texts.