Historians often rely on both primary and secondary sources when supporting an argument, since it's important to use secondary sources to put the argument in context, and primary sources in order to make an original point.
C) They hated being occupied and controlled by the Northerners
they had just emancipated the slaves the main source of finance and a way of life for the white southerner
<span>He was killed before a trial could begin. </span>
C. Liquidating their merchandise
The correct answer is manifest destiny.
Manifest destiny is the belief that it was America's god given right to expand from "sea to shining sea." In other words, it was America's destiny to expand their control across the entire North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This belief resulted in the US buying land from other countries, fighting in wars, and taking land from Native Americans in order to achieve this goal. This was present throughout American society during the early to middle of the 19th century.