It was Alexander the Great of Macedonia who conquered Persia in the 330s BC, in what became known as one of the most significant takeovers in history, since it led to the fall of the Persian Empire.
The correct answer is B: They were mocked as defeatists and traitors.
With the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 and the end of the War of 1812, many Americans viewed the Federalists as traitors. The Federalist Party collapsed , leaving the Democratic-Republican Party as the only political party in the USA until the mid- 1820s.
The main reason why the North needed to maintain control of the border states during the Civil War was because "(B) President Lincoln needed the region’s political support to maintain <span>the presidency," since these states remained loyal to the Union but were not necessarily "free states". </span>