They wouldn't really gain anything from killing, as a matter of fact it would be counter productive since people would gather against them because of it. They want total control over people and they want to break people physically and spiritually. Through torture they would eventually get the person to break and this would be good because they wouldn't be against the state anymore.
I think the answer is letterA
It is not used exclusively for that platform
In 1803 Robert Livingston and James Monroe were sent to France to negotiate the purchase of the Louisiana Purchase. Originally the two met set out only to purchase New Orleans and the surround territory, however, by the end they eventually purchased the massive track of land that extended beyond the Mississippi River which greatly expanded the size of the United States.