The Republicans wanted to free slaves, Democrats wanted to keep them
Explanation:
The 13th-century pact inspired the U.S. Founding Fathers as they wrote the documents that would shape the nation. ... For 18th-century political thinkers like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, Magna Carta was a potent symbol of liberty and the natural rights of man against an oppressive or unjust government.
The South relied heavily on steamboats for transportation of supplies and troops. They absolutely needed the Mississippi River to be effective in anyway during the war. The North also used it for transporting, but they had railroads. They were mostly concerned with keeping the South from using it.
The Answer Would Be "A" .
