I would say D because they ball did accelerate but the force on the ball didn't increase because the force is from Juan's hand who is stopping the ball. So, that makes the sentence kind of incomplete and false. The greater acceleration means greater force is true because it will take more strength for the ball to stop. And the rest are saying about the same thing. I hope this helps!
The correct answers are: He wanted to punish the people of the South and he wanted to boost morale in the Northern states.
Sherman's March to the Sea and its scorched earth policy was a ploy by Sherman to make the war as uncomfortable as possible for the treasonous South. Sherman wanted the South to feel pain as a way to encourage them to quit the war.
