They were tasked with protecting the movement of trade goods. They also kept defense of the northern and western frontier against Indian and Mexican incursions, defense of the coast against Union invasion, and suppression of Union loyalists within Texas.
There is always the possibility that he would have, yet there are reasons as to why he would not have been to enthusiastic in supporting it too strongly. One of these reasons is that Lincoln supported joining the South and the North as fast as possible to make the Reconstruction after the Civil War more smooth and faster. If he openly supported the rights of the Black people the South would not have supported him as much as they would if he had not done so. This would go against what Lincoln wanted the United States to do to heal, somethign that Lincoln's vice president also shared with him.
Ellis island was where thousands of immigrants were processed before being allowed into the United States.
Blake refers to the mills as "dark satanic" because he believed that they were causing social and environmental harm. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option. the fumes from the mills were causing environmental problems. I hope the answer helps you.
