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Read the following speech and then answer the question.

Chief Joseph's Surrender Speech
Delivered at the Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory—October 5, 1877.

I am tired of fighting.

Our chiefs are killed; Looking-glass is dead. Too-hul-hul-suit is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men, now, who say yes or no [that is, vote in council]. He who led on the young men [Joseph's brother, Ollicut] is 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; my heart is sick and sad.

From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever!

Historic Context: Chief Joseph was the leader of the Nez Perce tribe. His tribe fled from their native lands in Eastern Oregon to try to make it to Canada instead of being relocated to a reservation in Idaho. They traveled about 1,700 miles from June 1877 to September 1877. General Nelson A. Miles and his army followed them, and eventually, Chief Joseph and his people were stopped only 40 miles from the Canadian border. That is when Chief Joseph delivered his Surrender Speech.

What does this speech tell us about Chief Joseph's main focus?

He is primarily concerned for the well-being of his people.
He is worried about his legacy as a warrior and losing his reputation.
He is only worried about the children, not the adult men who died.
He is a tricky person who is trying to lure General Miles into a trap.

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Answer: i believe the answer is A.

Explanation: my reasoning being is that in this speech he talks a lot about his people, for example the kids and run away people in the hill. they ae freezing and probably dying due to the cold, I do not believe he is setting up a trap or is worried about losing since he has kind of already lost.

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