I think the right answer is A
They had a large following. At the time some of their viewpoints were socially acceptable. Ex: white>black. Black shouldn’t vote, etc.
William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million. Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre, the Alaskan purchase was ridiculed in Congress and in the press as “Seward’s Folly,” “Seward’s icebox,” and President Andrew Johnson’s “polar bear garden.”
Answer:
it should be the first choice
Explanation:
The Patriot Act improved the abilities of U.S. law enforcement to detect and deter terrorism.