After a long siege, Grant captured Richmond in early April 1865. Richmond was a major railroad hub with access to the deep South.
Answer: Tort law
Explanation:
Tort law is applied when a wrong has been committed leading to someone suffering loss, damage, or harm, this could make the victim press legal charges against the person who has committed the wrong. Such act could be accidental, Intentional, etc. It is a civil case with the general purpose of compensating the victim in case of any loss, as well as correcting the defendant. Examples of such cases include trespassing,civil assault, etc.
I believe this would send two kinds of messages:
- lack of security: any time new war could be called and people killed, which means that long-term planning was difficult
-weakening of authority: any time other leader could take over and might want to "take revenge" on those supporting the current leader, which gives people incentive to be very careful in supporting their leaders
The answer is c because it just is