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All right reading from briggs Anyone for you let's Just

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go right to the question ish like thing here From

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this passage it seems safe to conclude that jefferson davis

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life was what Well jefferson davis was an unusual man

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during along frequently tragic life His favorite job corners wife

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farina was serving in the u s senator from mississippi

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from yet he had a date in again dates Ignore

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those as you go through their first time during these

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relatively peaceful days davis made his reputation as outspoken eloquent

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advocate of slavery and state's rights building up the resume

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that later helped make him president the confederacy the role

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that has defined his place in history All right well

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let's go back here well doesn't seem like his life

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ended prematurely didn't say anything about that dedicated become president

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of confederacy interesting well let's see got a key off

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His wife of arenas notes here that his happiest time

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was serving as a senator during peace peaceful times if

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that's when he was happy as well then it's fair

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to assume that it was an easier job than being

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president of the confederacy during times of war particularly the

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when they lost So yeah the answer is d was

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easier during his time is senator that's it We're smoked

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