Answer:
Slavery
Explanation:
Many states on the south and north had different views of slavery. They started a war to end the fight which was called the civil war. In the end this helped the movement of freeing the slaves from slavery.
The author's technique in building the suspense in the excerpt is that the author quickened the pace of the story through changing the words in each sentences as if it is in a thrilling mood. Through this, the author affected the reader's emotions also due to the pace of the story.
"aspire", so the sentence means the children hope to become actors one day :)
Answer: I believe the and is C) Happy