SAT OwlHistorians studying letters written by soldiers during the American Civil War have noted that many letters from 1861 express enthusiasm and confidence that the war would end quickly. Letters written by the same soldiers in 1864 more often describe exhaustion and longing for home, and some soldiers wrote that they no longer expected to see the war's end. Taken together, these letters suggest that ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
soldiers' attitudes toward the war changed considerably as the conflict went on.
soldiers stopped writing letters home after 1864.
most soldiers were eager to reenlist in 1864.
soldiers in 1861 wrote longer letters than soldiers in 1864 did.
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Answer: A
The same soldiers went from confident and enthusiastic in 1861 to exhausted and doubtful in 1864. That shows their attitudes changed as the war continued, choice A.
Choice C conflicts with the 1864 letters, which describe exhaustion and longing for home.
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