I believe the correct answer is B. focused on warlike ability.
Spartans were famous for their warriors, and if you know anything about history (or you've seen the move '300') you know what I'm talking about. Democracy, philosophy, and art were are connected with Athens far more than with Sparta.
Answer: A. Several publications in the mid 1800s made the cruelties of slavery public in the north.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820, which allowed Missouri to become a slave state, further increased anti-slave sentiment in the Northern states. The abolitionist movement began as a more organized, radical and immediate attempt to end slavery than earlier movements.
A.) Lack of education. To me still has a little to do with the problem but is better than any other choice out of the selection.